Whole Foods reportedly set to invest in Instacart

US grocery store chain Whole Foods is reportedly making an investment in its delivery partner Instacart. According to local US sources – including the online news site re/code – a deal between Whole Foods and Instacart “is essentially done”.

Re-code also reported that Whole Foods is also signing a five-year deal which will make Instacart its exclusive delivery partner for perishable items.

Instacart also works with many national US chains – including Target and Costco.