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Chicago's GrubHub to merge with Seamless
One company was founded in Chicago by hungry software engineers, the other in New York by hungry lawyers. Both were looking to replace restaurants' paper takeout menus with Web-based technology. Now the two rivals are joining forces. GrubHub, one of...
Tags: Tribune Company, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Corporate Officers, Chicago Tribune, Consumers
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Groupon co-founder Andrew Mason to start new company
Tribune reporterGroupon co-founder and former Chief Executive Andrew Mason is heading to San Francisco to work with entrepreneurs and launch a new company. The former CEO announced on his personal blog that he's "accumulated a backlog of ideas over the last several...Tags: Corporate Officers, Twitter, Inc., Soups, Eric Lefkofsky, Andrew Mason
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Mason heading to San Francisco
Groupon co-founder and former Chief Executive Andrew Mason is heading to San Francisco to work with entrepreneurs and launch a new company. The former CEO announced on his personal blog Thursday that he's "accumulated a backlog of ideas over the last...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages, Entertainment, Economy, Business and Finance, Corporate Officers
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Young retail entrepreneurs at Hall & Madden go straight to the source for apparel
As Richard Hall and McGregor Madden traveled the country fitting clients with their high-end, custom-made suits, they noticed something strange — professional men yearning to look stylish nevertheless sported dress shirts with stains. Their young,...
Tags: Sales, China, Sears, Layoffs and Downsizing, E-Commerce Industry
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Big music festival tickets that just went on sale being offered for half off
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGA big music festival that was just recently announced – and for which tickets just went on sale – already is discounting some tickets up to more than half off. Don’t fret. Lehigh Valley Music will tell you how to...... -
'No rush' to appoint new Groupon CEO
The Wall Street Journal is reporting: Groupon Inc.'s interim CEOs and board members Eric Lefkofsky and Ted Leonsis said they are "not in a rush" to a appoint a new chief executive and are unlikely to do so until next year. The Chicago-based daily deals...
Tags: The Wall Street Journal, Corporate Officers, Eric Lefkofsky, Andrew Mason
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Groupon offers Breadcrumb to all retailers
Groupon Inc. said Tuesday it has started offering its point-of-sale system to all bricks-and-mortar businesses, building on an important part of its strategy to tackle every aspect of local commerce. The Chicago-based company has been getting deeper...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, E-Commerce Industry, Computer Hardware, New Products, Business
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Groupon launches payment system for businesses
Tribune staff reporterGroupon Inc. said Tuesday that it has started offering its point-of-sale system to all brick-and-mortar businesses, building on an important part of its strategy to tackle every aspect of local commerce. The Chicago-based company has been getting...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, E-Commerce Industry, Computer Hardware, PayPal, Inc., Square, Inc.
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Data breaches persist despite heightened security
Earlier this year, some employees of Schneider Electric of Palatine got an unwelcome surprise in a letter about the stock purchase plan in which they participate. Visible through the address window were their Social Security numbers. One of Schneider's...
Tags: Personal Data Collection, Teaching and Learning, Corporate Crime, Data Protection, Consumers
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Andrew Mason's pay fell 33% in last full year as Groupon CEO
Tribune reporterFormer Groupon Inc. Chief Executive Andrew Mason saw his 2012 compensation drop 33 percent from the previous year, according to a proxy statement filed Monday with regulators. Mason, who was fired from Groupon at the end of February, collected $5,291...Tags: AOL LLC, Entertainment, Economy, Business and Finance, Corporate Officers, Eric Lefkofsky
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Airlines posturing for Boeing Dreamliner grounding compensation
Airlines around the world recently have amped up their comments about receiving potential compensation from Chicago-based Boeing Co. due to the global grounding of the 787 Dreamliner because of overheating batteries. For example, the CEO of Qatar...
Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Chicago Hotels, Federal Aviation Administration, Corporate Officers, Hotels and Accommodations
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Chicago Rush owner ousted by league, which takes over team
When David Staral Jr. stepped up in early February to purchase the Chicago Rush from the Arena Football League, he promised ownership stability to a beleaguered franchise. Three months later, Staral, whose own troubled financial history included...
Tags: Chicago Rush, Online Advertising, Chicago Sun-Times, Economy, Business and Finance, Arena Football League
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