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August 18, 2010

Groupon in Japan via Q:Pod

Groupon enters Japan & and Russia markets, via acquisition of domestic clone here called Q:Pod, via TechCrunch Japan: http://tcrn.ch/b9uOLB

Machine Translation:

Our favorite digital coupon group buying site Groupon has cemented its foray into Japan and Russia today with the acquisitions of Japanese and Russian deals sites Qpod and Darberry respectively. Groupon has a tendency to acquire and rebrand its better outfitted clones, most recently buying the German startup Citydeal as an outpost of its European expansion.

Groupon Japan and Groupon Russia are the latest notches in Groupon’s belt of world domination; The company now serves up deals to more than 13 million subscribers in 29 countries and employs more than 1,200 people worldwide.

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