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Report: Chinese daily deals site Lashou will lay off 1/3 of its workforce

Report: Chinese daily deals site Lashou will lay off 1/3 of its workforce

Techweb is reporting that Chinese daily deals site Lashou is in for massive layoffs following its recent acquisition.
C. Custer · · 1 min read
Exit achieved: Chinese daily deals site Lashou acquired by Sanpower Group

Exit achieved: Chinese daily deals site Lashou acquired by Sanpower Group

China’s Sanpower Group announced today that it has signed a deal to acquire group buying site Lashou, according to Techweb. How much Lashou was valued at and the date the
C. Custer · · 2 min read
China Leads Asia in VC Investments in E-Commerce; Sadly Acquisitions Are a Rare Sight [STATS]

China Leads Asia in VC Investments in E-Commerce; Sadly Acquisitions Are a Rare Sight [STATS]

Earlier today we looked at a report that has counted up $6.9 billion in investments among Asian e-commerce sites from 2010 to the present day. A mesmerising $4.8 billion of
Steven Millward · · 3 min read
China’s Daily Deals Market Hits $1.7 Billion in Q1, Not So Fragmented Any More

China’s Daily Deals Market Hits $1.7 Billion in Q1, Not So Fragmented Any More

It’s time to check back in with China’s massive daily deals industry and see how all the Groupon-like sites are progressing in Q1 2013. One of the key findings is
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

In China’s Daily Deals Market, You Now Need $32+ Million Monthly Revenue to Be a Player

We’re following China’s daily deals market very closely, digging into quarterly market share data as soon as we can get our hands on it. Today it’s time for Q4 2012
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

Huge Consolidation of Market Share in China’s Daily Deals Sector [CHARTS]

We’ve been seeing China’s hotly-contested daily deals industry settle down a bit in the past year – and now new data for 2012 Q3 shows huge consolidation of power (ie:
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

China’s Lashou Has Lost its Mojo, its IPO, and 50% of Market Share

Chinese daily deals site Lashou was, round about this time last year, being lauded as the cunning Groupon clone that would – oh, cruel irony – beat Groupon itself to
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

China’s E-Commerce King Now Top in Daily Deals Too [CHARTS]

New market share stats for China’s fragmented daily deals market in 2012 Q2 in China show the strongest sites consolidating their leads even further. Now, the top 20 group buy
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

6 Must-Read Tech Stories in China This Week

There were lots of interesting happenings in China over the past seven days, as Sina rolled out a new microblog feature, Alibaba finally privatized, and Tencent dropped some epic bling.
Rick Martin · · 2 min read

No Deal! Lashou Withdraws Its US IPO Filing

Ooops! One of China’s top daily deals site, Lashou, prides itself on selling attractive deals to its users. But its biggest ever deal – a bid to list on NASDAQ
Steven Millward · · 2 min read