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Kuaishou unveils new WeChat mini program to take on Meituan, Ele.me

Kuaishou unveils new WeChat mini program to take on Meituan, Ele.me

The mini program sells meal deals and coupons that WeChat users can redeem in restaurants in Changsha, Harbin, and Shenzhen.
Song Jingli · · 3 min read
In brief: Go-Jek adds daily deals marketplace
  • Briefing

In brief: Go-Jek adds daily deals marketplace

It’s called Go-Deals, and covers 15 categories from food to travel.
Jack Ellis · · 1 min read
ShopBack bags $25m in latest funding round

ShopBack bags $25m in latest funding round

The Singaporean ecommerce startup also revealed that it has received a total of $40m in venture funding to date.
Jack Ellis · · 2 min read
This startup seeks to thrive where Groupon failed

This startup seeks to thrive where Groupon failed

Groupon and its ilk are moving away from daily deals. And startups are leading the way in giving you new ways to save money online.
Jum Balea · · 6 min read
No surprise that Groupon is shutting down in Thailand and the Philippines
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No surprise that Groupon is shutting down in Thailand and the Philippines

Tuesday was a sad day. Daily deal giant Groupon announced it will lay off 1,100 employees and shut down operations completely in 7 countries. It’s never pretty to see a
David Appold · · 4 min read

Tamecco uses artificial intelligence to generate coupons and discounts you’ll actually use

By using a combination of AI, machine learning, and geospatial data, this Japanese loyalty app filters out the noise to send tailored offers just for you.
J.T. Quigley · · 9 min read

Weibo adds Radar feature to interact with stuff around you, only sort of works

New Weibo ‘radar’ feature just gave me a coupon for McDonalds. Apart from that, it’s not very useful.
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

In Asia, daily deals are a hit. But online coupons? Not so much

A company that manages to seize the Asian coupon markets will turn a huge profit 5 to 10 years from now. The only question is when should one enter the market.
Jacob Laukaitis · · 4 min read

Indian media giant acquires eshopping discounts site CouponDunia

Times Internet, the online subsidiary of The Times of India Group, is expanding its web empire with yet another Indian startup acquisition.
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

India’s e-shopping discount site CouponDunia expands globally, including to Indonesia

We’ve seen e-shopping discount sites do well in Europe and India, but one of those companies is now looking to push this concept into Indonesia. India-based CouponDunia has just launched
Steven Millward · · 2 min read