Groupon is now in the second week of its IPO roadshow, where it is pitching prospective investors on the growth of its business. Groupon’s new products are major components of its growth story. In the third quarter … [Read more...]
Groupon Now!, Groupon’s Bet on the Future, Off To a Disappointing Start
With Groupon’s IPO roadshow kicking off on Monday, Groupon executives will be spending the next two weeks busily pitching investors on the future prospects of their company. Groupon recognizes that with the growth … [Read more...]
The Chart That Will Scare Away Many Groupon Investors
Today, Groupon filed a prospectus to raise funds via a public offering. Over the next week, they will be pitching investors to participate in this offering. One question these potential investors should make sure to … [Read more...]
Groupon and Industry Resume Growth, Post Record Revenue in August
Today's Yipit Data Report reveals Groupon and the overall Industry have reversed their down month in July: Groupon's revenue increased 13% from July to $121 million, a $1.5 billion annual run rate. LivingSocial's … [Read more...]
Here’s What Really Happened to Yelp Deals
While Yelp's daily deal segment got off to a strong start, things have been getting worse ever since. But, in August, things got dramatically worse as revenue declined 52% based on Yipit Data. So, what … [Read more...]
Daily Deal Market Declines in July
Today's Yipit Data Report revealed substantial shifts in the Daily Deal space occurring over the past month: Daily Deal industry revenue declined 7% in July in North America's largest markets. Groupon's revenue … [Read more...]
Announcing The Yipit Data Report
Each month, we'll be publishing trends and analyses from our proprietary dataset of more than 100,000 offers to the daily deal and investor communities. The Yipit Data Report launched yesterday to acclaim from Bloomberg, … [Read more...]
The Daily Deal Stack
Analogies to mature markets are useful in predicting how new ones will evolve. One framework I like for Daily Deals is how the display ad technology landscape* shaped up. A friend of mine, Paul Knegten, pointed me to … [Read more...]
Dead Heat: Groupon Down Another 32% in March, LivingSocial Ties It Up
We were all surprised to see Groupon's US revenue decline 30% in February, but apparently that's just the beginning. Yipit, as a daily deal aggregator, indexes offers from more than 400 services, including Groupon and … [Read more...]
Roundup: New York Times Daily Deal, Lawsuits, M&A and more
A lot's happened in the Daily Deal space since our last roundup. Virgin is launching a Daily Deals, while Virgin America launched its new Chicago routes with Groupon. The NYT is launching a deal site too, and you won't … [Read more...]