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Boxed reported to have turned down $400m acquisition offer from Kroger

Boxed, which launched in 2013, is a site that allows users to buy household and food items in bulk. The company has raised around $165m from investors including GGV Capital, Greycroft Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners.

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