SmartSource Owner Fights Back Against Coupon Competitor’s Lawsuit
The SmartSource vs. RedPlum battle continues, as the parent company of one coupon provider fires back at the other’s lawsuit.
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RedPlum Parent Company Sells for $1.84B – So What’s in it for You?
Valassis is being acquired by a deep-pocketed new owner – so will that mean better coupons for us?
RedPlum v. SmartSource: One Parent Company Sues the Other for $2.24 Billion
A long-running dispute between coupon publishers Valassis and News America Marketing erupts into legal action, yet agan.
Remember When RedPlum.com Became Save.com/Coupons? Never Mind.
Less than a year after rebranding RedPlum.com as “Save.com/coupons”, the company changes its mind and switches back.
Move Over Grandma, Kids Love Coupons, Too
You might think the elderly crowd is most into coupon-clipping, since they’ve been doing it for decades. Or maybe it’s moms, who have families to feed and fewer dollars these days with which to do it. But would you believe it’s the young crowd that’s among the most into coupons? And not just those newfangled digital ones, either – we’re[Read More…]
Extreme Couponing Is On The Rise – Just Not Here
Couponing is more popular than ever, with more shoppers using more coupons, and saving more money, than ever before. But wait – haven’t recent reports said that couponing is actually on the decline? Not across the pond. While extreme couponing is falling out of favor here in the U.S., shoppers are just catching onto the concept in the U.K. A[Read More…]
Couponing at 40: Newspapers Go Cuckoo for Coupons
It’s a bit of a novelty today, when a coupon is imprinted on a product’s packaging and you have to cut the thing apart to get at the coupon. Occasionally you might even get coupons in the mail, or find them in magazines or in the actual pages of a newspaper. But isn’t it nice to know that coupons have[Read More…]
Too Many Coupons! Angry Residents Sue to Make it Stop
Imagine it – a virtually unlimited supply of free Sunday coupon inserts, delivered right to your door, no newspaper subscription required! Sounds like heaven to couponers. But to non-coupon users, it’s something else entirely. A group of Chicago residents has filed a lawsuit against their local newspaper and a major coupon insert provider, to make the coupons stop. Now, if[Read More…]
Have You Noticed? Coupons Are Getting Better
There’s been a lot of hand-wringing in the industry over the fact that fewer of us are redeeming coupons. And there’s been a lot of complaining from couponers that the value of available offers is going down. Put the two together, and you reach the obvious conclusion: we’re using fewer coupons, because the coupons are crummy. But an analysis of[Read More…]
Paper Coupons: Reports of Our Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
If you’ve been listening to digital coupon advocates lately, you might feel like a dinosaur for continuing to use your good old-fashioned paper coupons. But don’t worry. Paper coupon advocates are speaking out as well – and they’re not ready to declare paper coupons dead. Valassis, the parent company of RedPlum, says it’s doing just fine, thank you. “The consumer[Read More…]
