Analysis

November 25, 2022

The real reason Getir wants to buy Gorillas?

The acquisition isn’t just to do with snaffling up customers and market share


Inside a Gorillas dark store

In what would be a dramatic upheaval for one of Europe's most-hyped startup sectors, Turkish speedy grocery company Getir is closing in on a deal to buy its German rival Gorillas. 

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