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It appears Groupon is today launching a mobile payments app dubbed “Groupon POS” that will rival Square’s Register app and allow merchants to accept and manage payments directly from an iPad. The company has yet to make an official announcement but the app is already live on the App Store here . Las

Sales better than expected at web deals bazaar Groupon shares rallied in after-hours trading last night, jumping at least 10 per cent - after the daily deals site announced a better-than-expected rise in revenue.…

The company also reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue.

In the world of e-commerce, Groupon is a shark: It must constantly move forward to survive. The company started out as a business offering local daily deals through email. It was briefly one of the fastest growing companies on record, but as the daily-deal market soured Groupon moved away from...

Groupon said it had revenues of $601.4 million, up eight percent, in the first quarter and earnings of three cents. Those profits were in line with Wall Street expectations, but sales were better than the expected $590 million at the daily deals site. The stock was up nearly 12 percent in...

Groupon just reported its earnings for its first financial quarter of 2013. The company, which is still looking for a new CEO after the ouster of Andrew Mason in February, posted a $0.01 loss per share but says its non-GAAP EPS excluding stock compensations was $0.03. Its revenue was higher than...

Accel Partners has added longtime tech exec Rob Solomon — who was most recently president and CEO of Groupon — as a venture partner. The high-profile Silicon Valley venture firm said Solomon will focus on early stage and growth equity opportunities and focus on “operational issues like product...

Accel Partners is making a big talent announcement today, with former Groupon COO and Yahoo exec Rob Solomon joining the firm as a venture partner. Solomon last served as Accel-backed Groupon’s President and COO. As AllThingsD reported, Solomon left the deals company in 2011. Prior to his time at...

Groupon’s VP of mobile, David Katz, says that it has been “business as usual” at the daily deals company since the dramatic departure of founder/CEO Andrew Mason . “We’re still just focused on shipping new stuff,” Katz told TechCrunch in an interview. Today, that includes news of updates to...

Local merchants have spent the last several years acquiring social media followers and email subscribers with the faint understanding that these things were valuable, but in most cases, with little idea how to take advantage of them. Circl is an AngelPad alumni startup launching out of stealth...