Groupon eyes China market

網團巨頭盯上中國市場

Groupon, the largest US group-buying company, bought the majority stake in Qpod, the largest such website in Japan Wednesday, signaling a start of its investment in Asia, the Wall Street Journal reported. Chicago-based Groupon which thrives on offering daily local deals based on bulk customer actions has become international by investment and acquisition and begins to consider Chinese market now.

據美國《華爾街日報》報道，18日美國最大團購網站Groupon對亞洲團購市場投下首單，購買了日本最大團購網站Qpod大部分股權。總部位于芝加哥的Groupon，主要為網友提供團購服務。它通過投資和兼并現在已經發展為一個跨國企業，并開始考慮進軍中國市場。

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