Groupon launches in Toronto, Vancouver next

Posted by Rob Lewis on 2010-04-19 8:56:00 PM

Chicago's Groupon, the shopping site that combines social media with online coupons, announced today that they have launched in Toronto.

Groupon negotiates deals with businesses and then alerts its subscribers to the discount. But the discounts only take effect if a minimum number of people agree to buy.

Today's inaugural deal in Toronto is $16 for $40 worth of "eats and drinks" at Local 4, located at 4 Dundonald Street, one block north of Yonge and Wellesley.

Groupon also announced today that it plans to launch in Vancouver later this month and paidContent reported the Russian investment group DST has made a $135 Million investment in Groupon.

Company:
Groupon
Website:
http://www.groupon.com
Location:
Chicago, Illinois, United States

Launched in November 2008, Groupon features a daily deal on the best stuff to do, see, eat, and buy in a variety of cities across the United States. We have about 200 wonderful people working in our Chicago office (a handful of whom you can see to your right), along with a smattering of people in Groupon's other cities. Our company philosophy is pretty simple: we treat our customers the way we like to be treated.... more

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