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Many people would disagree with you. Groupon has been shifty with their earnings and filings each time till now (e.g. http://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/201
by brokentone 14y ago
Many people would disagree with you. Groupon has been shifty with their earnings and filings each time till now (e.g. http://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2011/11/22/history-repeating-itself-groupons-questionable-accounting-practices-are-nothing-new/ http://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2011/11/22/history-re...), and currently being investigated for it (http://ansonalex.com/infographics/groupon-sec-fililing-and-investigation-information-infographic/ http://ansonalex.com/infographics/groupon-sec-fililing-and-i...). There have been various statements by former/current employees about inflating prices (http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-10-17/tech/30288824_1_sales-reps-groupon-inflation http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-10-17/tech/30288824...), and others that find negative Yelp effect from Groupon (http://mybiasedcoin.blogspot.com/2012/03/groupon-effect-on-yelp-ratings-guest.html http://mybiasedcoin.blogspot.com/2012/03/groupon-effect-on-y...), and businesses almost shut down as a result (http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/weird-wide-web/groupon-bakery-102000-cupcakes http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/weird-...)