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Groupon cuts over 500 staff, plans to focus ‘only on mission-critical activities’ from now on
Chicago-based Groupon today laid off more than 500 of its employees — 15% of its 3,416-person headcount — according to posts from former employees on social media. The reduction impacted w
Amazon’s latest Whole Foods price cuts include deeper discounts for Prime members
Amazon today unveiled a preview of its official rewards program for Whole Foods shoppers by slashing prices on turkeys and other items ahead of the holidays, while offering even deeper discounts to cu
Online coupon site RetailMeNot acquired for $630 million
Harland Clarke, a payment and marketing services firm, will acquire online coupon site RetailMeNot in a deal worth $630 million in equity. Harland Clarke will pay $11.60 per share in cash, which is ab
Domino’s backs out of free pizza promotion with T-Mobile due to higher-than-expected demand
T-Mobile’s latest “un-carrier” move — an attempt to reward its customers with freebies offered via an app called T-Mobile Tuesdays — has been just a bit too popular. Dema
Target’s savings app Cartwheel now lets you clip real coupons
Target’s top-rated shopping app Cartwheel is today becoming more useful to those who are looking to save money at checkout. The company says the app has been expanded to support digital coupons
Bing’s New Apps For iOS And Android Focus On Finding Deals, Local Offers
Microsoft’s Bing is trying to carve out a niche for itself on mobile by focusing on the types of common searches and information requests people need to access while on the go. To that end, the
Instacart Adds Coupons Through Its New “Deals” Platform
Grocery delivery services are convenient, but they’re not always affordable. In addition to slight mark-ups on the cost of the products themselves, services typically require delivery fees and/
SnipSnap Debuts Scout, A Deal-Finding Virtual Assistant
There are a number of digital tools that can help consumers save money when they’re shopping in-store or online, including mobile coupons, discount codes, rebates, digitized circulars, barcode
Mobile Savings App Ibotta Scores $40 Million
Mobile shopping app Ibotta, which got its start as an alternative means of saving money while grocery shopping without having to clip coupons, has now closed on $40 million in Series C funding to cont
Slyce Snatches Up Mobile Couponing App SnipSnap For $6.5 Million
Visual search provider Slyce is expanding its lineup of mobile applications taking advantage of its proprietary image recognition technology with the acquisition of popular mobile couponing app SnipS
A New App Called Milk Helps You Save On Groceries, Without Clipping Paper Coupons
The creators of coupon-code finder Honey, which helps online shoppers save at checkout, have now launched a new app called Milk (mmm…milk and honey…) that lets you save at the grocery stor
8 Apps That Save You Money On Your Groceries
Call it #RealWorldTech: the following eight mobile apps can help you save money on your groceries – even if you don’t have time to clip coupons. The latest, of course, comes from Groupon w
A Dozen Apps For Finding The Best Local Deals
It’s the Labor Day holiday here in the U.S. which naturally means that’s it’s a good time to shop. Retailers are buzzing about their Labor Day sales, with discounted prices and big
Mobile Savings App Ibotta Raises $20 Million From Netscape Founder Jim Clark & Others
Big money for small savings: the mobile couponing app Ibotta, which lets consumers save money on grocery purchases, household goods, apparel, electronics and more, has raised $20 million in Series B f
@WalmartLabs’ Price Comparison Tech Will Soon Automatically Credit Walmart Shoppers For Competitor Discounts
Price comparison technology from retail giant Walmart’s R&D center, @WalmartLabs, will begin rolling out this summer on web and mobile, to show consumers competitors’ pricing and offe
Savings App Ibotta Expands To Online Shopping
Mobile savings application Ibotta, popular among digitally savvy coupon clippers, expanded beyond savings on grocery items and other consumer packaged goods to include support for home improvement
Coupons.com Now Lets You Ditch The Printed Coupon By Linking Discounts Directly To Payment Cards
Fresh off its strong March IPO, digital coupon provider Coupons.com is revealing its next product for consumers: card-linked offers. Now, shoppers will be able to add coupons directly to their paymen
Mobile Couponing Service SnipSnap Launches GoodFor, An App For Sharing Handmade, DIY Coupons
SnipSnap, the growing mobile couponing app (and former TechCrunch Disrupt battlefield participant) with nearly 3 million users, launched a second app today to address a trend they had been seeing amon
Savor Introduces A Personalized Deal Finder & “Flipboard-Like” Coupon Catalog For iPad
A company called Savor is trying to re-imagine how coupon aggregation websites and services, like RetailMeNot or Coupons.com, would operate had they been invented today. Instead of just throwing a bun
Coupons.com Files For $100M IPO On The NYSE, Trading As Coup
The march of the 2014 initial public offerings commences, with the latest one of the oldest brands on the internet. Coupons.com has <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1115