Groupon Inc rebranded as Nearbuy, to focus more on mobile appsAlong with the rebranding, the company will focus more on mobile apps, connecting buyers with deals in their localities.
10 Aug, 2015, 06.03 AM IST
VC fund mulls to step up investments in India's software sectorNew Enterprise Associates is looking to step up investments in India after going slow over the last two or three years.
24 Apr, 2015, 11.10 AM IST
India's e-commerce warzone: Six cut-throat skirmishes underway between global giants & Indian top dogsE-comm is seeing a race between the Amazons and Expedias vs the Flipkarts and MakeMyTrips. The desi cos have the wind in their sales, for n...
19 Apr, 2015, 10.34 AM IST
Messaging app LINE ties-up with Google for the Grand Diwali MelaInstant messaging and voice call app LINE has tied-up with Google for the latter’s online Diwali sale - The Grand Diwali Mela.
20 Oct, 2014, 01.58 PM IST
Global biggies eye stake in deal site MydalaMydala has held talks with Russian billionaire Yuri Milner's DST Global and Sweden's Kinnevik as it looks to raise $40 mn of fresh funds.
11 Aug, 2014, 12.22 PM IST
Innovative packages: Salary fattens at IITs & perks make it a perfect figureGoogle, which is paying a salary of around $115,000, is offering 125 shares each to its hires; Hyundai Motor is offering the chance to acqu...
07 Dec, 2013, 11.34 AM IST
Onions at Rs 9 per kilo! A shopping website offers dealThe deal is scheduled to be online for the next seven days and customers would be able to get their onions within 10 days of placing their ...
05 Sep, 2013, 03.10 PM IST
33% Indians co-founded engineering and technology startups in US since 200633% of the co-founders of engineering and technology startups in the US since 2006 are Indians, leaving other immigrant communities far beh...
23 May, 2013, 02.05 PM IST
- Kalyanaraman Srinivasan a strong contender to be Groupon's next CEO
Srinivasan, who previously headed technology teams at eBay, Amazon and Walmart, joined Groupon last year as senior vice-president (sales), ...
07 Mar, 2013, 05.33 AM IST
Fired Groupon CEO Andrew Mason’s refreshingly blunt memo to employeesAfter four-and-a-half intense and wonderful years as CEO of Groupon, I’ve decided that I’d like to spend more time with my family. Just kid...
03 Mar, 2013, 05.18 AM IST
Building customer loyalty: Online retailers like Groupon, Zivame & Goibibo directly interacting with consumersOnline jewellery retailer CaratLane managed to attract more than 30 HNIs for a diamond appreciation session in Hyderabad last month.
28 Dec, 2012, 04.53 PM IST
- Aegis Logistics expands into marine bunkering sector
Oil and gas sector logistics company Aegis Logistics has entered the marine bunkering sector and will offer fuels and servicing solutions t...
22 Jan, 2012, 02.41 PM IST
- eBay and Crazeal formal tie-up to increase visibility
eBay and group buying website Groupon, who compete for business with each other, have forged a formal tie-up for increasing visibility.
22 Jan, 2012, 01.42 PM IST
- Zynga seeks $1 billion in biggest web IPO since Google
The biggest developer of games for Facebook offering 100m shares for $8.50- $10 apiece.
03 Dec, 2011, 05.52 AM IST
- Global IPO filings accelerating at fastest pace since 2007
Despite Greece's debt crisis & China's rising inflation, companies plan to raise up to $67 billion.
29 Jun, 2011, 07.09 AM IST
- Snapdeal: India's Groupon rises fast and furiously
Since January this year, Snapdeal has been growing its revenues at over 100%, selling unused inventories of everything from sunglasses, wal...
14 Jun, 2011, 01.26 AM IST
- Groupon now in India, Israel, S Africa; buys Indian co SoSasta
According to Solomon, SoSasta will become Groupon in brand and site design over the coming months and will serve deals in English in India.
15 Jan, 2011, 12.02 PM IST