Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 24 at 5:30 am PT
Scoutmob was able to attract $3.25 million in new funding and a major new payments partner, by pitching itself as a mobile company and not as a fledgling competitor in the daily deals space.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 10 at 4:35 pm PT
Google has integrated Groupon-like offers into Google Maps, and it’s not stopping there. Expect to see deals on other Google properties with a strong location, social or commerce component soon.
Kara Swisher in News on May 2 at 9:01 pm PT
Big and little investment banks join hands to take on Silicon Valley better.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 1 at 1:30 pm PT
While Groupon’s problems continue to play out in a very public forum, the No. 2 daily deals provider is quietly gaining momentum.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 26 at 5:00 am PT
In the daily-deals space, men still are being offered Brazilian bikini waxes and women are pitched discounts to the barbershop. Here’s how Amazon is starting to fix that.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 11 at 2:17 pm PT
Travelzoo’s stock soared by nearly 30 percent today on news that the 14-year-old deals site is planning to sell itself.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 2 at 7:58 am PT
Groupon’s stock is down by as much as 13 percent this morning, after announcing last Friday that it incorrectly calculated revenue in the fourth quarter.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on March 30 at 12:40 pm PT
Will mobile commerce as it has been envisioned for years ever take off?
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on March 21 at 12:57 pm PT
In just 17 hours yesterday, AmazonLocal sold one million Amazon gift cards, netting $5 million, in the company’s most successful promotion to date in the daily deals space.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on March 19 at 11:30 pm PT
Amazon’s online catalog offers millions of everyday items for sale, but how many consumers think of visiting Amazon to buy a meal in a restaurant or a haircut at the local salon?
