/ Marketing

Groupon buys a European competitor

Groupon, which offers daily deals on food and entertainment in major cities, announced today it has purchased Berlin-based Citydeal, which offers services similar to Groupon’s in 16 countries.

Posted 05/17/2010Zak StamborPost a comment

/ E-Retailers

Shutterfly names an industry veteran as VP of product information

Shutterfly Inc. has named Jerry Ko as vice president of product information, the company reports. Ko has more than 20 years experience in software development and project management at Silicon Valley companies.

Posted 10/02/2006Paul DemeryPost a comment

Dot-coms decamp for cheaper digs

Faced with marketplace struggles that have become a common story at dot-com start-ups-boiling down to losses in the tens of millions-Pets.com took some of the usual steps to plug a leaky bottom line. It pushed through an IPO. It lured more customers to its sites with steep discounts. And it moved some low-tech operations to central Indiana. In September, the company said it would move most of its customer service operation out of pricey San...

Posted 12/26/2000Don DavisPost a comment

/ Press Release

SLI Systems Expands International Presence with Offices in Silicon Valley and the U.K., Adds to Sales and Business...

Hosted Search Provider Addresses Growing Demand for Offerings in North America and Europe CUPERTINO, Calif. – November 21, 2005 – SLI Systems, Inc., a provider of on-demand search services for Internet and e-commerce sites, today announced that it has opened new offices in Silicon Valley and London, to respond to growing global demand for its suite of hosted search offerings. The new Silicon Valley office, located in Cupertino, CA, will serve as...

Posted 11/28/2005