Mary Kay's position is that the display of Mary Kay coupons misleads consumers and harms the brand and its relationship with its sales reps (independent consultants) in several ways. Mary Kay Cosmetics sued affiliate site RetailMeNot in federal court for displaying coupons on their site despite the fact they have been asked to take them down. The acquisition was completed in October 2020. On September 29, 2020, J2 Global, Inc.-a leading internet information services company-announced it entered into a purchase agreement to acquire RetailMeNot from Vericast for approximately $420 million. In September 2020, RetailMeNot was in early talks with potential buyers, with a target price of between $500 and $600 million. The company established annual National Cashback Day during the month of November where shoppers can receive up to 20% cash back on online purchases made on that day from about 300 national retailers such Banana Republic, Bloomingdale’s, Estée Lauder, Gap, and Macy’s. On FebruHCH announced that it would relaunch itself as Vericast. In April 2017 Harland Clarke Holdings (HCH), a payment and marketing services firm, announced to acquire RetailMeNot in a deal worth $630 million in equity. After changing its name to RetailMeNot in June 2013 for branding purposes, the company filed an IPO for $230 million in 2013. Eventually acquiring the already established coupon site from Australia, the company changed its name in 2013 to RetailMeNot.Īs Whaleshark Media, the company acquired sites in the US and Europe. The company raised $300 million in funding from Austin Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Adams Street Partners, Institutional Venture Partners, JP Morgan and Google Ventures. The company was acquired by Whaleshark Media in 2010. The two had previously collaborated on BugMeNot, a site that allowed users to share fake identities in order to avoid website registrations and content paywalls, and a content management system. It distributes coupons in retail categories including accessories, automotive, baby products, beauty products, clothing, electronics, furniture, health, home and garden, jewelry, pets, photography, toys and travel.įounded in 2006 by Australian entrepreneurs Guy King and Bevan Clark. RetailMeNot was established to aggregate coupon offers and make them available to consumers. The company owns and .uk and acquires coupon sites and third-party software. The company was founded by Cotter Cunningham. (formerly Whaleshark Media) is an American multinational company headquartered in Austin, Texas, that maintains a collection of coupon web sites.

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