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Groupon Says It Wants to Give Away $100 Million in Groupon Credits, but There’s a Big Catch
Groupon announced on Tuesday that it will offer a total of $100 million in Groupon credits — known as Groupon Bucks — to its customers on Black Friday, but the promotion comes with big restrictions. Customers who sign in on Black Friday and receive up to $500 in credits need to use the entire amount that day on a single purchase, while those who receive $5,000 in Groupon Bucks have until year’s end.
Now It’s Groupon’s Turn to Look Unoriginal
Suddenly, coupons are hot.
AllThingsD Week in Review: Snapchat’s Many Suitors, and Finding the Fastest 4G LTE Signal
The Top 10 stories that powered AllThingsD this week, in one convenient post.
The Risky Groupon Initiative That Beat Back LivingSocial Perhaps Once and for All
When Groupon discounted its own service, Wall Street balked. But it may have been one of the smartest moves the company has made.
Groupon to Acquire LivingSocial’s Ticket Monster for $260 Million; Q3 Revenue Misses
LivingSocial found a buyer for its Korean business in its biggest competitor.
LivingSocial’s Traffic Is Plummeting
More bad news at the deals startup.
With Search-Heavy Redesign, Groupon Starts Acting Like a Deals Marketplace
Another move away from a reliance on daily-email marketing.
AllThingsD Week in Review: Apple Freshens Up & Pinterest and Snapchat See Dollar Signs
The Top 10 stories that powered AllThingsD this week, in one convenient post.
Why Amazon Prime’s Top Exec Bolted for a New Job at Groupon
Yet another senior employee — 10-year vet Robbie Schwietzer — departs the Seattle e-commerce giant for the Chicago-based deals company.
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Groupon Hires Amazon Prime Boss Robbie Schwietzer
Ten-year Amazon veteran Robbie Schwietzer, who was most recently VP of Amazon Prime, has joined Groupon as SVP of operations. Groupon also announced the hiring of former Angie’s List exec David Kerr, who is tasked with building a marketplace for home-related service providers.
