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Monday, October 23, 2023 2:00 PM EDT
On Oct. 17, the Department of Commerce reported that retail sales in September increased 0.7% month-over-month, significantly beating the consensus estimate of 0.3%. Here is a look at five e-commerce stocks that may benefit from this increase.
Will Groupon Top The Whisper Number This Quarter?
Didn't #Groupon lose a billion dollars before they finally broke even? I haven't particularly been impressed with $GRPN.
Will Groupon Top The Whisper Number This Quarter?
$GRPN reported earnings this morning before market open of $0.07. Article indicates an after market close report by mistake. All analysis is listed correctly.
Why Groupon No Longer Has The Edge In The Daily Deals Business
I've also read how over time companies have found that working with #Groupon wasn't all it was meant to be and found it hurt them more than helped them to off a Groupon. But there are always deals on the site so it must work for some companies. As a customer I've generally been happy with my Groupon buys. $GRPN
Why Groupon No Longer Has The Edge In The Daily Deals Business
#Groupon blew through a billion dollars before they were even able to breakeven. I'm amazed they've been able to survive as long as they have. They had a first mover's advantage, but it was such an easy to replicate business that there have been countless copycats. $GRPN
Why Groupon No Longer Has The Edge In The Daily Deals Business
Very true. Not to mention #Groupon is often featured on these very same coupon sites as another retailer to save money on. It's quite common to see coupons for $10 off, or 20% to 30% off a groupon local deal. $GRPN. And there are far better coupon sites out there than the one linked to in the article.
Why Groupon No Longer Has The Edge In The Daily Deals Business
While I agree that #Groupon is in trouble, I have to strongly disagree with your rationale. Coupon and discounts sites are nothing new - they've been around far longer than Groupon. $GRPN
Digital Coupon Leader Quotient Turning The Corner
I disagree and believe $QUOT has value. #Groupon ($GRPN) lost a billion dollars before it eked out a profit yet no one would accuse it of being a pump.
Alibaba Is Up Big. Will Gains Continue?
Sure. $GRPN made profit only in Q2 2015 which equalled $109M while there was a loss during the rest of the quarters of the year totalling -88.4M meaning $GRPN annual earnings were still higher than losses.
The data is sourced from www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:GRPN&fstype=ii
Alibaba Is Up Big. Will Gains Continue?
Sure. $GRPN made profit only in Q2 2015 which equalled $109M while there was a loss during the rest of the quarters of the year totalling -88.4M meaning $GRPN annual earnings were still higher than losses.
The data is sourced from www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:GRPN&fstype=ii
Alibaba Is Up Big. Will Gains Continue?
While that's all true, I believe $GRPN finally became profitable in 2015. They just had to lose several billion to get there :) So it could be a good time for $BABA to invest. Can any one else confirm those numbers? Maybe the author, @[Jack Turner](user:24829) knows.