Google Inc., which has expanded beyond its core search operations into mobile phones and other products, is developing a local coupon service similar to Groupon.
Groupon's board has authorized the local-coupon site to raise up to $950 million in funding, a recent Delaware regulatory filing says.
Groupon's board has authorized the local-coupon site to raise up to $950 million in funding, a recent Delaware regulatory filing says.
Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday that it invested $175 million in social coupon service LivingSocial _ the latest sign that the online retailer is delving into promising new methods of e-commerce.
Google Inc. may be close to buying online discount service Groupon in a deal worth as much as $6 billion in what would be the search company's largest acquisition ever, according to published reports.
Yahoo Inc. is hopping on the bargain-hunting bandwagon with Groupon, the Internet's hottest discount broker, and more than a dozen other similar services.
Online coupon provider Groupon can cross two more countries off its global shopping list: Japan and Russia.
