Tagged: Daily Deals & News
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Groupon to locate international HQ in Dublin, deals site hiring 30 people initially News
21.05.2013 Daily deals site Groupon is coming to Ireland and is currently recruiting at least 30 people to work at a new international headquarters that will be located on St Stephens... -
Deals site gets a deal – Foffit.com acquires Dealsireland.ie News
15.05.2013 Daily deals website Dealsireland.ie has been acquired by a Cork-based deals site, Foffit.com, for an undisclosed sum. Dealsireland.com says it will remain operational for the...Categories: Online Business, Mergers & Acquisitions, Internet, Economy, eCommerce, Deals Done, Consumer TechTags: Daily Deals, E-commerce -
LivingSocial cyberattacked – users urged to reset their passwords News
27.04.2013 Amazon-owned daily deals site LivingSocial has been hacked, with hackers gaining access to the private details of potentially more than 50m people, including their names, email... -
Groupon appoints new senior VP of engineering and operations News
10.04.2013 Daily deals site Groupon has a new senior vice-president of engineering and operations: Sri Viswanath, former vice-president of research and development for mobile computing at...Categories: Web, Leadership & Management, Internet, eCommerce, Consumer Tech, Careers and Employment -
Discount voucher start-up Voucher Pages launches new coupon platform News
09.04.2013 Irish online discount voucher directory Voucher Pages has launched a new coupon platform to allow users to view discounted offers for products and services without having to... -
Internet entrepreneur profits on Middle Eastern promise News
19.03.2013 Basic business lessons learned in a 70-plus year-old family business in Galway City have helped play a pivotal role in the success of a young Irishman who can claim credit for... -
Irishman’s Middle East deals website Cobone.com acquired News
11.03.2013 Irishman Paul Kenny’s Cobone.com, the largest daily deals website in the Middle East, has been acquired by international investment firm Tiger Global Management. -
That’s one heck of a discount – Groupon shares fall 26pc on poor results News
28.02.2013 Daily deals site Groupon saw its share value fall by more than a quarter after disappointing results for the fourth quarter. The company’s share price fell 26pc to US$4.43 in... -
The technology business week: Irish shoppers spend €53m via online daily deals, Apple and Google reveal strong revenues News
28.01.2013 A digest of the top business technology news stories from the past week. -
Thrifty Irish shoppers spent €53m via online daily deals sites in 2012, up 15pc News
23.01.2013 Irish shoppers dealing with high prices, bills and lower wages are going online for better value and spent €53m through daily deals sites in 2012, up from €46m a year earlier. -
Daily deals site LivingSocial to slash 400 jobs News
30.11.2012 LivingSocial, one of the biggest providers of daily online deals, is to cut 400 jobs, or about 9pc of its workforce, in an attempt to return to profitability.Categories: Web, Social Media, Search, Sales, Internet, Financial, Digital Business, Consumer Tech, Apps -
Groupon appoints Kal Raman chief operating officer News
15.11.2012 Daily deals website Groupon has appointed its senior vice-president, Global Sales and Operations, Kal Raman, as its new chief operating officer (COO). -
Groupon posts US$3m Q3 loss despite 32pc revenue growth News
09.11.2012 While daily deals site Groupon’s revenues increased 32pc to US$568.6m, the progress has been marred by a US$3m loss due to an acquisition-related charge of US$25.1m.Categories: Social Media, Mobility, Mobile, Investments, Internet, Financial Results, eCommerce, Digital Business -
LivingSocial expands in Ireland with new online store for physical goods News
26.10.2012 Deals site LivingSocial has launched its LivingSocial Shop in Ireland which offers physical products at discounts of up to 50pc for well-known brands. -
Europe’s economic weakness takes toll on Groupon’s Q2 financial results News
14.08.2012 Revenue for daily deals site Groupon shot up 45pc year-over-year to US$568.3m in the second quarter of 2012, compared with US$392.6m in the same period last year, however, the... -
Groupon will name your baby Clembough if you pay it US$1,000 News
13.06.2012 Daily deals site Groupon will relieve new parents “of the burden of naming” their baby by bestowing their infant with the name Clembough for a US$1,000 fee in what some are... -
Daily deals directory app launched for iPhone and iPad News
23.05.2012 MyDealPage.ie has launched Ireland’s first dedicated daily deal directory app which makes it easy to find the best offers you like from Groupon, LivingSocial, GrabOne and more.Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Social Media, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, eCommerce, Consumer Tech, Computers, Apps Zone, Apps -
Q1 revenue soars 89pc to US$559.3m for Groupon News
15.05.2012 Daily deals site Groupon experienced explosive growth in the first quarter of 2012, reporting an 89pc increase in revenue to US$559.3m and 36.9m active customers, a 140pc... -
Groupon debuts at US$28 a share – now US$17bn News
04.11.2011 Shares in daily deals site Groupon’s first day on the stock markets jumped 40pc to US$28 when they began trading on Nasdaq today. At the time of writing, they had settled down...Categories: Investments, Social Media, Funding, Financial, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business -
Groupon IPO oversubscribed – starting at US$20 a share News
04.11.2011 In what some say is going to be the biggest internet IPO since Google, daily deals site Groupon’s IPO today is already oversubscribed and the company’s valuation appears to...