The rise of Thailand’s Groupon clones

Leading the rise of social group buying and deal-of-the-day sites worldwide is U.S.-based Groupon, which practically became a household name overnight. Now, here in Thailand, plenty of clones are starting to emerge to cater to the nation’s bargain hunters too.

With the market set to take off in a major way, we’ve put together a guide to the group-buying phenomenon and the sites that are leading the pack.

Quick, dirty, shameless plug for my latest over at CNN Go, a look the emergence of group buying sites in Thailand, is here

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