Updates include revamped mobile and web merchant tools, a new tablet app to easily track and manage Groupon campaigns and a more robust self-service platform CHICAGO ...

Disclaimer: Rocky Agrawal holds a variety of short positions in Groupon. You can find a full list of his disclosures here and in his author bio. Groupon is changing its payment terms with merchants, ...

Groupon has rolled out a redemption-tracking mobile application that lets merchants track their coupons and deals. The Merchant application lets staff scan and verify Groupons using their device’s ...

Groupon's efforts to maintain a quality deal inventory have fallen short. Groupon's value proposition is clear for consumers but weak for merchants, who face high costs and limited benefits from the ...

Groupon has launched a new free tool for businesses called the Merchant Impact Report. Beginning today, those businesses that participate with the daily deals company can check to see how well their ...

Profit Calculator - Helps a merchant estimate the cost-effectiveness of each Groupon promotion, which includes payments from Groupon, overspend above the value of the Groupon, revenue generated by ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Groupon's merchants have been offering great deals to consumers since it's launch in 2008, but one question that has remained in the air ...

Analytics — Payments information is seamlessly available through the online Payments Center where merchants can view live transaction history, check daily sales reports, track deposits to their bank ...

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Groupon Inc.’s accounting has been scrutinized since the daily deal company went public in November, but the percentage it pays merchants is under the spotlight before the company reports ...

This is a guest post, written by analyst and frequent VentureBeat contributor Rocky Agrawal. Desperate times call for desperate measures. I’ve noticed an uptick in recent months of the emails I’m ...

A federal class action lawsuit alleges Groupon altered one of its merchant's contracts by gaining unauthorized access to the merchant's stored email. UPDATE: The suit was voluntarily dismissed. The ...