For the sixth straight year Groupon is open all 24 hours on
Thanksgiving Day
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Groupon is announcing that, for the sixth consecutive year, it's
remaining open for holiday shopping the entire day of Thanksgiving. The
dedicated gifting collection can be found at www.groupon.com/occasions.
"As I mentioned last year, I'm not quite sure what's different here,"
said Groupon spokesperson, Barnicus Stapleton, Groupon's Director of
General Productivity. "Yes, this will be the sixth year running that we
stay open the whole day -- though we're a website, so technically we do
this every day."
By being open on Thanksgiving Day, and also every other day of the year,
Groupon hopes to inspire its customers to check Groupon first for great
gift ideas instead of climbing in a car and driving to a crowded store
full of people they don't even know, especially if it's starting to get
kind of cold outside.
Groupon's extensive internal data indicates that families that do their
shopping from the couch -- free of lines and that one guy from your
daughter's school who is always ahead of you in line and who you hate --
save more than just dollars; they also save on tantrums, potential
frostbite and/or sunstroke and the occasional trampling.
"Seriously, you people call me every year, and I keep telling you that
nothing's changed," added Stapleton. "Completely shutting down the
website and mobile apps for just one day would be an enormous
undertaking and terrible for pretty much everyone involved."
Groupon Customers can find thousands of great holiday deals on
everything from the hottest toys, high-end apparel and great local
experiences in the Groupon
Holiday Shop.
About Groupon
Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) is a global leader of local commerce and the
place you start when you want to buy just about anything, anytime,
anywhere. By leveraging the company's global relationships and scale,
Groupon offers consumers a vast marketplace of unbeatable deals all over
the world. Shoppers discover the best a city has to offer on the web or
on mobile with Groupon Local, enjoy vacations with Groupon Getaways, and
find a curated selection of electronics, fashion, home furnishings and
more with Groupon Goods.
Groupon is redefining how traditional small businesses attract, retain
and interact with customers by providing merchants with a suite of
products and services, including customizable deal campaigns, credit
card payment processing capabilities, and point-of-sale solutions that
help businesses grow and operate more effectively. To search for great
deals or subscribe to Groupon emails, visit www.Groupon.com.
To download Groupon's five-star mobile apps, visit www.groupon.com/mobile.
To learn more about the company's merchant solutions and how to work
with Groupon, visit www.GrouponWorks.com.
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Press Contact:
Erin Yeager, 312-999-3434
eyeager@groupon.com
Source: Groupon
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