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Required pre-reading:section on Retailer’s Promotions on Ch.

15 of the Rossiter & Bellman


book

Case: Groupon Harvard Business School case, 9-511-094

1. Coupons have been around forever, so why has Groupon become successful?

2. Local merchants have a mixed reaction about Groupon. What is your opinion- is it good for
merchants or not?

3. Groupon has spawned hundreds of me-too competitors as well as deal aggregators. Does
Groupon have a sustainable business model?

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