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    Instacart’s UK Smart Trolley Debut With Morrisons Might Change The Case For Investing In Maplebear (CART)

    Simply Wall St·07/28/2026 21:27:43
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    • Instacart (Maplebear) and UK grocer Morrisons have rolled out AI-powered Caper smart trolleys at Morrisons’ Preston store, Instacart’s first UK retail partnership bringing automatic item recognition, on-trolley weighing, loyalty card integration and streamlined checkout to in-store shoppers.
    • The launch showcases how Instacart is exporting its Connected Stores technology internationally, using Caper smart trolleys to blend online-style personalization, budgeting tools and retail media capabilities directly into physical supermarket aisles.
    • We’ll now examine how Instacart’s first UK deployment of Caper smart trolleys with Morrisons could influence its AI- and partnerships-focused investment narrative.

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    Maplebear Investment Narrative Recap

    To own Maplebear, you need to believe Instacart can keep deepening retailer relationships while layering higher margin tech and advertising onto its marketplace. The Morrisons Caper smart trolley launch reinforces the AI and Connected Stores story, but it does not materially change the near term focus on advertising resilience and the key risk that competition and partner pushback could pressure take rates and order volumes.

    Among recent developments, the June rollout of Caper Carts with Weis Markets in the US looks especially relevant, as it shows Instacart deploying the same Connected Stores toolkit across multiple banners and geographies. Together with the Morrisons news, it frames Caper and in store technology as an important, but still early, contributor to Instacart’s effort to diversify beyond core delivery revenue and support margins with software and retail media.

    Yet even with growing Caper deployments, investors should be aware that competition and retailer pricing pressure could still...

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    Maplebear's narrative projects $5.0 billion revenue and $825.4 million earnings by 2029. This requires 9.2% yearly revenue growth and about a $350 million earnings increase from $476.0 million today.

    Uncover how Maplebear's forecasts yield a $50.19 fair value, a 10% upside to its current price.

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    Compared with consensus, the most cautious analysts saw slower growth, with revenue around US$4.4 billion and earnings near US$704 million by 2029, suggesting that even meaningful Caper and Morrisons progress might not fully offset their concerns about margins and investment intensity.

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    This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.