{"id":18653,"date":"2013-02-28T11:37:48","date_gmt":"2013-02-28T16:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ino.com\/blog\/?p=18653"},"modified":"2013-03-01T09:18:51","modified_gmt":"2013-03-01T14:18:51","slug":"poll-do-you-use-online-discount-services-like-groupon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwtest.ino.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/poll-do-you-use-online-discount-services-like-groupon\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Do you use online discount services like Groupon?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"polls-135\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t<form id=\"polls_form_135\" class=\"wp-polls-form\" action=\"\/blog\/index.php\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_135_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"6d38cceb69\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"poll_id\" value=\"135\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Do you use online discount services like Groupon?<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-135-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-439\" name=\"poll_135\" value=\"439\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-439\">Yes, they offer some great deals<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-440\" name=\"poll_135\" value=\"440\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-440\">No, never found a deal that worked for me<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-441\" name=\"poll_135\" value=\"441\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-441\">Never tried it<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><input type=\"button\" name=\"vote\" value=\"   Vote   \" class=\"Buttons\" onclick=\"poll_vote(135);\" onkeypress=\"poll_result(135);\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#ViewPollResults\" onclick=\"poll_result(135); return false;\" onkeypress=\"poll_result(135); return false;\" title=\"View Results Of This Poll\">View Results<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-135-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ino.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/quotes.ino.com\/analysis\/trend\/tradersblogsymbols\/?symb=NASDAQ_GRPN\" target=\"_blank\">Groupon<\/a><\/strong> plunged 30 percent before Thursday's opening bell, after posting a larger-than-expected fourth quarter net loss.<\/p>\n<p>The company issued a weaker-than-expected revenue guidance, feeding the belief of some on Wall Street that people have tired of the myriad of online restaurant, spa and Botox deals that Groupon offers.<\/p>\n<p>The company says it focused on growth at the cost of some profitability by offering better deals to top merchants in a bid to expand offerings to customers. That boosted demand along with market share and helped spur bookings growth, though at the expense of revenue, Groupon said.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Gross billings, a closely watched figure that shows the total amount that customers spent on Groupon's deals, increased 24 percent in the quarter to $1.52 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Sterne Agee analyst, Arvind Bhatia, said that while the quarterly results and guidance are disappointing, he still thinks the stock has long-term investment potential. He backed his \"buy\" rating and $9 price target.<\/p>\n<p>Bhatia pointed to the jump in billings as a sign of improvement and said the first-quarter guidance implies a gradual profit recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Other analysts were less optimistic. Jefferies analyst, Brian Pitz, called the earnings and guidance disappointing and stuck to his \"hold\" rating and $4 price target for the stock. 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