A prophet isn’t without honor, except in his hometown.
While Groupon is no divine entity, it is the unquestioned leader of the daily-deals industry, albeit a struggling one. While Groupon’s overall struggles and rumored acquisition by Google have been well-documented, let’s take a look at how Groupon is faring in Chicago, its hometown. To do this, we’ll use numbers from Savvr, a data intelligence company that focuses on the daily-deals industry.
Gross billings
According to Savvr, Groupon has raked in billings of $4.6 million in its hometown in the last 30 days, up 1.2 percent from the same time last year.
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