Groupon Will Be More Focused on Local Businesses, Lefkofsky Promises

In his first call as acting co-CEO, Eric Lefkofsky promised the company would be more focused, emphasizing its ability to deliver local business deals in a variety of markets.

In his first call as acting co-CEO, Eric Lefkofsky promised the company would be more focused, emphasizing its ability to deliver local business deals in a variety of markets.

“At times as an organization, we’ve spread ourselves too thin,” he said, reflecting on Groupon’s initial horizontal expansion beyond daily deals.

Groupon reported consolidated revenue of $601 million in the first quarter of 2013, up 7 percent over the first quarter of last year.

Although it reported a net loss of $3.2

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