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Both Retailers and Shoppers Losing Interest in Daily Deal Sites

A couple of years ago, daily deal sites such as Groupon seemed to be the wave of the future: retailers would get new customers to stop by to try out their wares and shoppers would get big bargains. Yet, today, … Continue reading

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The Discounting Boom in China

After many years of exceptional economic growth, the Chinese economy has slowed down dramatically (something to which people in many parts of the world can certainly relate). As a result, consumers in China are becoming more discount-oriented. This presents both … Continue reading

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