Comments on: Hey Groupon, It’s Time for a Local/Social Roll-up

By: Karl

Karl — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 00:45:06 +0000

I know http://homerun.com/ is one group offer site that is focused a lot more on customer loyalty. I’m sure there are others.

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Newspapers Need to Do More Than Copy Groupon: Tech News « — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:01:26 +0000

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By: Marc Dietz

Marc Dietz — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:41:54 +0000

Deal sites like Groupon offer great potential for shoppers and merchants, but the key to deriving the biggest benefit on the both sides will come from the application of business analytics. By applying science to the challenge, deal sites will be better able to match what the merchant has with what the shopper wants.

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:46:56 +0000

The flash commerce model wont work for audiences that less affluent. merchants cannot afford to take 25 cents on the dollar to cater to a bunch of young bargain hunters that will never upgrade themselves or return to pay full price. The higher end daily deal sites like Zagat Exclusives drive affluent customers into resturants, these are the programs that will survive.

By: megamelfina

megamelfina — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:15:25 +0000

Group-buying and daily deal sites are great opportunities for consumers to save on big purchases and for businesses to gain advertising and a larger customer base, even if it can be a little confusing. I think it will get easier as people adjust more to this new trend.

A great and easy way to find deals is by using http://www.dailydealpool.com. This site will email you daily with the best deals and sales in your area, ensuring you don’t miss out of the group-buying and daily deal fad.

By: Joe Lazarus

Joe Lazarus — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 08:33:17 +0000

I disagree. Sure, local merchants are faced with a lot of new, confusing options, but if Groupon tries to tackle all these problems, they’re likely to solve none of them well. I think they’re better off focusing on defending their lead in local deals and expanding to new regions than trying to solve every local / social merchant issue.