Daily deals leader Groupon has filed for an initial public offering and set its potential value at $750 million. Does that take into account the customer retention challenges down the road?

Local deals giant Groupon is cementing its status in the mobile space by offering consumers $10 when they use the company’s application to buy a deal.

Groupon has rolled out an iPad application to expand its local deals offerings to a wider range of consumers.

New York-based Italian restaurant L’asso will distribute mobile deals to consumers via a new service dubbed PeopleDeals, choosing the platform over Groupon to avoid having to share revenue.

Groupon has rolled out its iPhone application in Europe and Asia to bring mobile daily deals to the international market.

The consumer craze for daily deal services such as LivingSocial and Groupon has given entrepreneurs new hope in marketing to small businesses.

Carriers are missing a big opportunity: They already have existing relationships with businesses looking to promote offers to acquire new customers and consumers looking for great deals.

Lionsgate is partnering with Groupon to promote its new feature film “The Lincoln Lawyer” across the daily deals company’s Web and mobile channels.

More than half of smartphone owners are using their devices to enhance their shopping experience by comparing prices, finding store locations and checking for discounts, including two-thirds of those under 35.

Top 10 Produce LLC has launched Locale, a strawberry brand that is traceable to the independent farm that grew the produce by scanning on-package bar codes using mobile devices.