Tag: Daily Deals

Bargains 4 Business went live yesterday, and its Founder claims his group buying site delivers something different to its many competitors in the space.

OurDeal has launched its first smartphone app, which is available for free download by iPhone and iPod touch users.

Just four months after it began testing its daily deals offering, Facebook has killed the product, saying it’s learned a great deal from the exercise and will “continue to evaluate how to best serve local businesses.”

OfferMe, known for its integrated group buying and online store platform, has reported its retailers’ online stores are now generating more sales than do their daily group buying deals.

In a guest post for Dynamic Business, DealFetch Co-Founder Stas Belkov tells why location targeting is the only way forward for the group buying phenomenon.

Groupon Australia has announced it will no longer operate under the Stardeals brand it’s been utilising since February, with all traffic to be redirected through to Groupon.com.au.

A group buying site designed to ease the ongoing financial costs associated with raising and entertaining children has launched, with Kid U Not’s Founders promising also to give back to the community through its various charity partners.

In a more than crowded market of group buying and other eCommerce sites, CatchOfTheDay and Scoopon have gone from start-up to $200 million business is just five years. Jen Bishop spoke to founder Gabby Leibovich, who runs the businesses with younger brother Hezi.

Morris Bryant offers up an alternate view about the benefits to business of the group buying market.

“The deals addiction isn’t going to keep the industry afloat, it’s only going to ruin it – but the problem doesn’t just lie with consumers.”

As consumers continue to show their love for group buying deals, more and more SMEs are listing deals on coupon sites – but how can you ensure this works for your business?