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Published on: December 1st, 2014
Candice So
@candice_so
The recommendation of a government-funded study that Canadian deals websites form an industry body to create a common set of standards for issues such as refunds and expiry dates isn't necessary, according to
Canadians using Groupon prior to March 8 were sent notice that the $500,000 settlement approval for the class action lawsuit against Groupon Inc. has gone through, giving an estimated 1 million daily deal
Published on: December 2nd, 2013
Candice So
@candice_so
Two Toronto-based group buying Web sites – TeamBuy.ca and Dealfind - are set to merge, reports the blog of the Canadian Deals Association. The unconfirmed merger marks the consolidation in the group buying
Just one-third of Canadians click on an online advertisement at least once a month, while almost two-thirds are aware of group coupon services, according to the 2012 Ipsos Canadian Inter@active Reid Report.The annual
Published on: August 7th, 2012
ITBusiness Staff
@itbusinessca
Fast rising free deals mobile application TikTok is headed for Calgary. The app which recently rolled out in Vancouver has gathered no less than 20,000 downloads in its first five weeks, according to
Published on: May 31st, 2012
ITBusiness Staff
@itbusinessca
Has your business been burned by group buying?When the social-based marketing scheme broke out over a couple of years ago, group buying created a lot of buzz. But the trend also resulted in
Published on: May 8th, 2012
Nestor Arellano
@itbusinessca
Toronto-based social buying company TeamBuy has closed a $5-million round of financing, it announced today.The proceeds, raised from existing shareholders in the private company,will be used to shore up Teambuy's newly launched servicestargetingshopping
Published on: February 22nd, 2012
ITBusiness Staff
@itbusinessca
After an initial group buying craze in Canada, things have cooled off for the industry a bit, but many businesses are still using the services to attract new customers.Many businesses running successful daily
Published on: January 31st, 2012
ITBusiness Staff
@itbusinessca
Is group buying still a thing?The fad that Groupon started in 2008 inspired a flock of fast followers also getting in on the so-called daily deals business and soon enough inboxes everywhere were
Google has spent more than $1.4 billion on online properties and businesses in the last nine months. The Web has been buzzing about its purchase of the Zagat restaurant review brand, but the
Published on: October 31st, 2011
Angela West
@itbusinessca
Mobile Fringe, a retail mobile app developer, is making you an offer you can't resist – or even escape, once you've opted in. The Toronto company's location based service (LBS) tool Push a
Published on: October 6th, 2011
Nestor Arellano
@itbusinessca
The rise of daily deals aggregator Web sites is helping bargain hunters find sweet deals online, but the outlook for many of those sites will sour over the next year, analysts warn. Inspired
Only a year after Groupon rocketed out of nowhere to become the Internet's hot new thing--spawning hundreds of copycats--the hottest, newest thing is Groupon fatigue. People who complain about too many daily deals
