Groupon CEO Mason Wants to Provide the “OS for Local Commerce”

A letter to shareholders written by Groupon CEO Andrew Mason explains how the firm’s chief executive hopes to “become the operating system for local commerce.”

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    “Today, Groupon is a marketing tool that connects consumers and merchants. Tomorrow, we aim to move upstream and serve as the entry point for local transactions,” Mason wrote in a letter posted to the company’s blog — and was also part of a filing with the SEC.

    Read the full letter from Mason here.