An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Will the collective buying game last? Groupon, the Chicago-based local daily deal company stunned even the most visionary entrepreneurs of the ...

Full disclosure: I’m something of a Groupon groupie. Like a Pavlovian dog, I salivate when the emails pop up in my inbox—alluring messages promising 50-percent, 60-percent, even 80-percent discounts ...

Groupon launched a decade ago this fall with a two-for-one pizza deal at Motel Bar in Chicago, a humble beginning that preceded a whirlwind rise and an even faster fall. Its business model resonated ...

Judging by the experiences of some small business owners, Groupon has tremendous make-or-break power. A daily deal from Groupon can turn a business around, in ways that are good or, possibly, deadly.