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Dec 8
2011

Merchant Circle SMB Survey: 12% Have Used Deals

How many small businesses have done a deal at this point? 12 percent, according to a new survey of 2,500 SMBs by Merchant Circle. That’s about a third higher than Merchant Circle’s June survey. The survey also found a lot of Facebook ad usage. About 23 percent of local merchants report having tried Facebook Ads …continue reading »

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Nov 16
2011

Strong Holiday Outlook for Deals

Black Friday and Cyber Monday for holiday shopping are bed rocks of the nation’s economy. Where do deals fit in? As Bloomberg reports, Yipit Data forecasts that U.S. consumers will spend $80 million to $100 Million on daily deals gifts between Thanksgiving and Christmas, up from $15-$20 Million in 2010. A separate poll of 10,000 …continue reading »

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Nov 4
2011

Groupon’s Successful IPO

Image Source: Reuters via New York Times Groupon’s final IPO price went from dank estimates of $10-12 to $20 by the time it was priced, raising $700 million on a relatively small offering of its shares. That puts the company’s value at around $20 Billion, by some estimates. As it turned out, the price could …continue reading »

Categories: Deals, Money

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Nov 2
2011

Reassessing Groupon Prior to Its IPO

Image Source: Mashable Groupon’s greatly reduced IPO is apparently set to take place on Friday, November 4 in an environment much less friendly than originally envisioned last spring. The bloom has come off for a number of reasons. Groupon has almost no barriers to entry and has had to contend with dozens and dozens of …continue reading »

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Sep 30
2011

Can Groupon Pull Off ‘Groupon Goods’?

Groupon announced this week that it will soon launch Groupon Goods, a division that will sell selective clearance items. The announcement, which comes a day after it announced a merchant rewards program, shows the company moving to really leverage its deals-oriented user list. Can Groupon pull it off? To me, it depends on whether Groupon …continue reading »

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Sep 7
2011

What Would a Delay Mean for Groupon’s IPO?

Groupon has postponed its IPO roadshow and is re-evaluating the timing of its IPO on a “week by week” basis, according to The Wall Street Journal. To us, the delay is not really a surprise. The company has been hit by a rash of questions about its accounting methods, recent sales trends, and its overall …continue reading »

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Jun 20
2011

Will Groceries Be a Fit for Groupon?

Can Groupon easily extend into the grocery coupon space? No, not at all easily. For starters, food producers used to “cents off” can’t really provide goods at 50 percent off, or more, and then provide a commission of 30-50 percent of sales. But we can think of a number of reasons to green-light a Groupon …continue reading »

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    Thanks for coming to my personal site. Most of the content on this site is also found on BIA/Kelsey’s Local Media Watch, which includes material from other BIA/Kelsey analysts. I am a Vice President with BIA/Kelsey, and am focused on the Marketplaces research program.

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