Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 2:51PM 
Boston- and NYC-based group buying service BuyWithMe, a runner-up competitor to the larger venture-backed competitors Groupon and LivingSocial, is on the hunt for more venture-capital cash, to continue a recent M&A shopping spree that gobbled up three smaller group buying companies in three months this year, according to a report.
Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 2:33PM 
Google has put themselves in a position where their multitude of platforms, especially Gmail and Android, their search powers, and the way Offers is designed to benefit both merchants and consumers give them a major advantage over the likes of Groupon and Living Social. We're talking: Better payment terms for deal providers; Better returns on vouchers; And better distribution through ads and Google's already immense portfolio of products and services.
Monday, June 6, 2011 at 1:13AM 
As early as March, Groupon was in talks with bankers about an IPO that would value the company at as much as $25 billion, people familiar with the matter said at the time. Groupon is benefiting from demand for daily coupons, which provide discounts at local businesses like restaurants and nail salons.
“You need to have a war chest,” said Sandeep Aggarwal, an analyst with Caris & Co. in San Francisco. “You need to have that access to capital to maintain that level of growth.”
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 2:20PM 
Tippr™, the premier provider of group buying solutions, today announced the acquisition of WhitePage’s daily deal business, DealPop. Through the acquisition, Tippr gains an experienced sales force with national reach and a technical team with deep expertise in group buying infrastructure technology. This marks the fifth acquisition by Tippr, further cementing the company’s position as the leading white label daily deal platform. Terms of the deal were not announced.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 12:48PM 
Merchants featured on Tippr.com and the daily deal sites operating on the PoweredByTippr platform now have the opportunity to easily expand their reach into Facebook. By teaming up with Facebook Deals, the PoweredByTippr platform provides additional visibility for merchants and allows them to share their deals with a socially active and influential group of consumers. The PoweredByTippr platform will provide a streamlined approach for publishers to showcase daily deals to Facebook’s more than 500 million users.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 10:21PM Media and marketing services company Meredith Corp. launched a social commerce network with Group Commerce, a group buying technology provider, on March 9.
The network, which debuted on Parents.com, will provide Groupon-like weekly e-mail offers to consumers who sign up via Facebook or Meredith's online properties. The “Premium Partner Program” will let merchants offer discounted items to more than 75 million women across Meredith's online and social ecosystem.
Monday, March 21, 2011 at 2:57PM 
PoweredByTippr™, the industry’s first patented, white-label group buying platform, today announced the launch of PoweredByTippr (PBT) Marketplace, an online market for merchants, sales agents and publishers to exchange daily deal offers. Through PBT Marketplace, parties can post available deals, search for deals, negotiate pricing, reserve inventory, purchase vouchers, report deal issues, and process payments all from one location; providing a streamlined approach to daily deal offer exchange.
Sunday, March 20, 2011 at 2:27PM Groupon Inc. said it’s targeting sales of 200 billion won ($176 million) in South Korea this year as it expands globally.
Groupon also aims to catch up with its biggest local competitor in attracting traffic to its Korean website in the next three to six months, Hwang Hee Seung, Groupon Korea’s chief executive officer, said in an interview in Seoul yesterday.
Friday, March 18, 2011 at 2:14AM 
To get the maximum benefit from a Group Buy promotion, it is important that, as a merchant, you engage your current customers to help spread the word about your deal.
Following are some of the biggest benefits of sharing your Group Buy Deal with your current customer base:
