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Groupon's foray onto public markets hasn't exactly been smooth, but sources are saying it's a go for next week after many rumours of the on-again-off-again variety. Those people familiar with the matter have been chatting to Reuters again, and are now saying that Groupon has a definite-ish start for its IPO roadshow: next …

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  1. Pete the not so great
    WTF?

    Who'd a thought...

    Flogging colonic irrigation, reiki massages, the very occasional cheap cinema ticket and even more occasional bowling and (sausage inna) bun would be so lucrative.

  2. Magnus_Pym

    Really what is the point...

    ... of Groupon?

    1. jonathanb Silver badge

      Today's offer is two tickets to see Britney Spears at Wembley for £60.00. Clearly she didn't sell out in 2 seconds on Ticketmaster like popular acts do, so Groupon will help fill the seats. That gives you an idea what the point of it is.

    2. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Exactly.

      I get hundreds of the same sort of offers in my email every day. I suppose at least with Groupon they don't get automatically filtered out into the trash folder.

  3. Marvin the Martian

    Too late I'd say, it was ready for a "pump&dump" IPO.

    There was a buzz about it a few months ago, it was going to be bigger than Google and MS combined --- but the last few months most reports have been negative, pointing to the unsustainability of the discounts and so forth. Momentum lost, game over; it can happily persist as a bunch of local clubs but that's it.

  4. Pete 2 Silver badge

    Groupon is as Groupon does

    So will they offer their shares at a discount if lots of people organise to buy them together?

    Or is that sort of thing reserved for products that nobody really wants .... errr ...

    1. Arthur Kater :-D ☺

      So group-buying of Groupon shares fits the Groupon profile ;-)

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