Coupon news and trends

J.C. Penney Takes Familiar Turn With New Boutique Toy Shop Launch
Retail // July 18, 2017

Brick-and-mortar stores have been wrapped up in a transformative time period for the past few years. While the eCommerce arena continues to grow, some retailers have integrated tablets, introduced contactless point-of-sale payments and developed brand-specific mobile applications — all in the name of becoming more...

Harland Clarke Buys Online Coupon Site RetailMeNot For $630 Million
Partnerships / Acquisitions // April 12, 2017

Harland Clarke, a payment and marketing services firm, has acquired RetailMeNot for $630 million in equity. According to TechCrunch, Harland Clarke will pay $11.60 per share in cash for the online coupon site, about 50 percent higher than the stock’s closing price of $7.75 in early April....

eBay UK Responds To Consumers After Coupon Flub
Loyalty & Rewards // June 30, 2015

EBay UK’s promotional campaign that launched on June 15 backfired after its 20 percent off coupon redemption code failed to work, reports EcommerceBytes, which has been following the story closely. This week — 10 days after the initial problem — the marketplace sent an email to a customer...

A Different Way To Coupon
Cool // June 11, 2015

Shoppers love a discount – pretty much always. There is little not to love by the notion of paying less money for something one wants to buy. For the retail shops, however, the discounting is less an absolute good and more a double-edged sword. In theory,...

Quick Reads
Triple and Banyan Partner to Enable Item-Level Card-Linked Offers

April 20, 2023
Triple and Banyan have partnered to enable item-level card-linked offers. With this collaboration, Triple’s card-linked offer platform will integrate Banyan’s stock keeping unit (SKU) data capabilities, the companies said in a Thursday (April 20) press release. This combination will allow banks and retailers using Triple’s platform to benefit from enhanced reporting and more targeted offer […]

Harland Clarke Buys Online Coupon Site RetailMeNot For $630 Million

April 12, 2017
Harland Clarke, a payment and marketing services firm, has acquired RetailMeNot for $630 million in equity. According to TechCrunch, Harland Clarke will pay $11.60 per share in cash for the online...

eBay UK Responds To Consumers After Coupon Flub

June 30, 2015
EBay UK’s promotional campaign that launched on June 15 backfired after its 20 percent off coupon redemption code failed to work, reports EcommerceBytes, which has been following the story closely. This week...