11/01/20 23:01:06 qfFh4V2U0
URLﾘﾝｸ(www.independent.co.uk)
Groupon CEO apologises to Japanese customers
AFP Wednesday, 19 January 2011
URLﾘﾝｸ(blogs.wsj.com)
January 18, 2011, 11:16 AM JST
Groupon Learns Japan Ropes
URLﾘﾝｸ(www.techzone360.com)
Groupon CEO Apologizes for Japanese New Year Rumpus
>In what is known as one of the internet's largest misstep, online coupon provider Groupon had to
>step up to the Japanese public to apologize for one of its retail participants, Bird Cafe'.
>2011 wasn't off to a great start for the Groupon partaker. With its running special for "osechi,"
>Japans first and most cherished meal of the year, Bird Cafe' overpromised and under-delivered,
>dishing out meals that were subpar, unsightly and inedible, according to many of the customers.
>In what is known as one of the internet's largest misstep
>In what is known as one of the internet's largest misstep