The daily deals industry has certainly experienced a roller coaster ride this past year from the surprise acquisition of BuyWithMe by Gilt to the long tumultuous trip by Groupon to its IPO last month.
8coupons has put together an infographic that summarizes all the major news events in the daily deal space for 2011 that includes acquisitions, consolidations, closures, services that were born and reborn and those that received funding. With permission from 8coupons, we can share this visual year in review with you. You can also view the full sized infographic by going to http://www.8coupons.com/dealsoftheday/infographic and clicking on the image.
About 8coupons:
What we do: 8coupons collects deals from over 500 sources to bring you only the stuff you care about from your neighborhood restaurants, bars, salons, and stores.
Our Mission: To surprise you each day with the best deals around your neighborhood
Our Hope: That you discover a cool new place each day though 8coupons while helping local businesses get discovered in the process.
