Slickdeals
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| Headquarters | , United States |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| Founder(s) | Van Trac |
| Key people | Neville Crawley (CEO)[1] Ken Leung (CTO)[1] Stephen Loh (CFO)[2] Elizabeth Simer (CBO)[1] Josh Phillips (CPO) Vitaly Pecharsky (SVP Product)[3][4] |
| URL | slickdeals |
| Launched | 1999 |
| Current status | Active |
Slickdeals is a mobile app and online platform where community members report and upvote the best deals on the internet each day.[5] It is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.[6][7]
History
[edit]Slickdeals was founded in 1999.[1][8]
In 2012, Warburg Pincus made an investment in Slickdeals.[8][9]
In 2018, Hearst Corp and Goldman Sachs's private equity subsidiary, West Street Capital, acquired Slickdeals.[8][10] At the time of the acquisition, Slickdeals had more than 10 million active users.[8][11]
In June 2022, Statista named Slickdeals as the most visited coupon website in the United States.[12][13]
In January 2024, Slickdeals named Neville Crawley as chief executive officer (CEO), succeeding Josh Meyers, who had been the CEO since 2013.[1][14][15]
Platform
[edit]Slickdeals' platform allows users to share, review, and give feedback on deals and coupons in the U.S.[16][17][3] It also provides deal listings provided by the community and special saving coupons.[18][19][20] USA Today called it one of the largest online deal-sharing communities.[21]
It is also available as a browser extension.[21]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Harmon, Grace (15 January 2024). "Slickdeals Seeks 'Up-Funnel' Action". Los Angeles Business Journal.
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- ^ a b Avila, Sergio (November 24, 2016). "Local website simplifying Black Friday shopping". KSNV.
- ^ "Can you have too many credit cards?". April 18, 2012 – via Reuters.
- ^ updated, John Corpuz last (December 11, 2019). "The Best Shopping Apps for Coupons, Price Comparisons and Deals". Tom's Guide.
- ^ Tarasov, Katie (15 April 2021). "Why big companies are spending billions on deal sites like Honey and Slickdeals". CNBC.
- ^ "Slickdeals helps navigate shoppers through Black Friday deals". KSNV. November 23, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Goldman Sachs PE Unit Buys Slickdeals From Warburg Pincus". Bloomberg. June 14, 2018.
- ^ "Goldman Sachs PE unit buys Slickdeals". Pittsburgh Post.
- ^ "Warburg Sells Slickdeals to Goldman and Hearst". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Popomaronis, Tom. "How To Find The Best Black Friday And Cyber Monday Deals (From Home)". Forbes.
- ^ "Digital coupons and deals in the United States". Statista.
- ^ "Amazon now offers coupons, how consumers can stretch their dollar". April 17, 2023.
- ^ "The Liberal Arts of Leadership". www.rollins.edu.
- ^ "Finding The Hot Black Friday Tech Deals With Slickdeals.net". FOX 5 DC. November 21, 2017.
- ^ "Warburg Sells Slickdeals to Goldman and Hearst". WSJ.
- ^ "31 Best Websites to Score Free Stuff". Fortune.
- ^ "Most Popular Deal Site: Slickdeals". Lifehacker. November 27, 2012.
- ^ "How to Find Online Coupon Codes". PCMag.
- ^ "Holiday guide to shopping and saving as sales hit stores early". Today.
- ^ a b Saltzman, Marc. "Online shopping: Get the best deal-sniffing browser extensions and protect your packages". USA Today.