Discount Coupon Deal Finder Site in UAE
The Emke group, which operates the LuLu supermarket and hypermarket chain in the UAE, has announced that they will be entering the discount coupon deal finder site space.
This was previously the domain of small startups only, but the growing popularity of discount coupon sites is now attracting some bigger players. The company plans to pursue a daily deal model which will supplement the many promotions they already have running in their stores. The online deals will be tied in with other company promotions at the LuLu supermarkets, and Emke has hired an outside contractor to manage the site for them. The timing of the move could be an attempt to compete with coupon giant Groupon, which has expanded globally and recently launched UAE service. Another US firm, Living Social, is also getting into the local market with its acquisition of UAE startup GoNabit.