5 Ways to Save, While You Shop Online

Shopping is every woman’s dream and every man’s nightmare. Let’s make this a stress buster for both. There are various loyalty and rewards tools out there that can help one save while shopping online. These tools provide instant gratification to the consumers either by providing them with loyalty rewards or real time Cashback or additional discounts and offers.

Here is a list of 5 such smart shopping tools that helps you earn while you shop online.

Nectar : NECTAR is a unique loyalty rewards program that lets you earn points, offers and rewards on all your online purchases at your favorite e-tailers. The Nectar website helps value and time conscious consumers find what they are looking for by comparing products and prices across online retailers offering more than 3,000 brands and 30 million products.  You can earn points by simply shopping at your favorite e-tailer by going through www.nectar.in. Points earned can be redeemed against attractive e-vouchers of popular online and offline brands of your choice.

So let the sweetness prevail…

CouponDunia : CouponDunia is India’s most popular couponing and cashback destination. CouponDunia provides real time cashback, discounts, coupons and offers and consists of regularly updated coupons from 2500+ top Indian online merchants such as Flipkart, Amazon, eBay, Jabong, MakeMyTrip, PayTm, BookMyShow etc. CouponDunia helps people save money while shopping by connecting merchants looking to increase their sales with shoppers looking to get good deals. Shoppers have the option of not only saving money by using the deals and the discounts but also earning a hefty Cashback on top of the discount amount when they shop at their favourite online stores via CouponDunia.

CouponDunia is out to make shopping rewarding for its users!

Crown It :  Crown It lets customers collect crowns from local businesses in the form of cashback. And they use the cashback to redeem for goodies like online shopping, movie tickets and talktime. A cashback app that helps to avail discounts on all your dine outs, spa/salon and hotel bookings, and even special experiences booking. It offers amazing lifestyle based vouchers lined up. One can redeem all Crowns on online shopping, movie and fashion vouchers, meal coupons and so much more.

Now who said you need a reason to shop…

Lafalafa : LafaLafa is a cashback, coupon and product search website & mobile app in India. They aim for thier users to save money on their online shopping and mobile recharge by earning extra LafaLafa cashback whenever they shop online at their favorite stores through LafaLafa. Users can get cashback as high as 50% from LafaLafa from more than 500+ stores including Snapdeal, Flipkart, Amazon, Jabong, Paytm, Myntra , Shopclues, ebay, AskmeBazaar, Babyoye, Firstcry and many more.

Laugh your way to maximum savings…

Nearbuy : Nearbuy helps you discover the best things to do, eat and buy – wherever you are! India’s first hyper-local online platform, that enables customers and local merchants to discover and engage with each other. Whether it’s fine dining, relaxing at the top spas, or just discovering your city intimately, Nearbuy makes it happen for you.

Happiness is now just a step away!

Let’s save that hole in your pocket and try to fill it more…Use these apps for a worthwhile shopping experience!!

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CouponDunia Revamps Business Focus; Forays Into Cashback

In its endeavour to make shopping a rewarding experience, CouponDunia, India's #1 couponing destination, today announced the launch of Cashback. Users of CouponDunia will earn real cash – in the form of Cashback - when shopping at their favourite online stores.

The Cashback is provided over and above any other deals or discounts that the online store provides. For an online shopper, there is no better value proposition than starting their shopping journey at CouponDunia.

Further to this, CouponDunia has undergone a complete brand identity makeover, and has introduced a new logo which aims to signify ‘big savings’. A piggy bank is universally recognized as a metaphor for savings, and cashback works similarly – accumulating your cashback earnings over a period of time will help you save big – hence, the new CouponDunia logo design is a customized piggy bank in the shape of an elephant, thereby personifying the ‘big savings and earnings’ offered by CouponDunia.

Additionally, the company also launched a new "CouponDunia Browser Extension" for Google Chrome that gives users quick access to cashback, coupons, deals, and price comparison.

Speaking about this development, Sameer Parwani, Founder and CEO, CouponDunia, said, “Our aim has always been to be the pre-shopping destination that consumers visit before making any transaction online. Adding cashback brings CouponDunia a step closer to that goal. We hope our revamped offering will present our customers with a platform which will enable them to make smarter shopping decisions – and save or earn a whole lot of money.”

With this revamped business strategy, CouponDunia expects to substantially increase its user base and sales. Currently, CouponDunia facilitates a gross merchandise value (GMV) of Rs.1,000 crore, and is looking at scaling this up to Rs.4,000 crore in the coming year. Also, the company is looking to grow its app downloads threefold, to 7.5 million from the current 2.5 million downloads.

“With a sleeker, more contemporary visual design and a fresher outlook we plan to better engage and gain customer loyalty.” added Sameer Parwani

Founded in 2010 by Sameer Parwani, CouponDunia Media Pvt. Ltd. is India’s most popular coupon website, which now offers cashback to its users. Headquartered in Mumbai with a tech office in Bengaluru, CouponDunia receives about 10 million visits a month, shares coupons from more than 2000 online brands, has more than 7.5 million email subscribers and has more than 2.5 million app downloads.

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TimesDeal to Merge with Coupondunia.com

In May this year, the digital arm of Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd, Times Internet Ltd bought majority stake in Coupondunia.com, now Times Internet has announced the merger of its deals site TimesDeal with CouponDunia. After the merger, the entire coupon business will be carried out under the CouponDunia brand name.

The company posted a statement regarding the merger on its website. The statement read, "The merger will bring our combined user base the benefits of both worlds-the best online coupons and a wide range of local deals. The integration will take time and currently you won’t see deals from TimesDeal on CouponDunia. But once its complete, you will find at least 5x the number of local offers each day in comparison to what is available as of now".



CopounDunia was acquired by Times Internet Ltd earlier this year.  According to the stats available till May 2014, the site enjoyed over one million subscribers and got an amazing two million visitors on a monthly basis. CouponDunia claims to have served coupons from over more than 1,500 online brands. The company even claimed that it was driving purchases worth Rs. 500 crores annually.

CouponDunia had even expanded its horizons overseas in 2013 by launching separate language websites in countries like Indonesia, Turkey, Poland and Brazil. The company competed with the likes of Cashkaro, Rocket Internet backed CupoNation and others in India.

Times Internet Ltd. was founded in 1999. It operates a portfolio of mobile and web proprieties which also include indiatimes.com. According to the firm, it gets more than 37 million monthly visitors. Times Internet offers e-commerce, location based services, news, video, blogs, emails and mobile VAS.

TimesDeal to Merge with Coupondunia.com

In May this year, the digital arm of Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd, Times Internet Ltd bought majority stake in Coupondunia.com, now Times Internet has announced the merger of its deals site TimesDeal with CouponDunia. After the merger, the entire coupon business will be carried out under the CouponDunia brand name.

The company posted a statement regarding the merger on its website. The statement read, "The merger will bring our combined user base the benefits of both worlds-the best online coupons and a wide range of local deals. The integration will take time and currently you won’t see deals from TimesDeal on CouponDunia. But once its complete, you will find at least 5x the number of local offers each day in comparison to what is available as of now".



CopounDunia was acquired by Times Internet Ltd earlier this year.  According to the stats available till May 2014, the site enjoyed over one million subscribers and got an amazing two million visitors on a monthly basis. CouponDunia claims to have served coupons from over more than 1,500 online brands. The company even claimed that it was driving purchases worth Rs. 500 crores annually.

CouponDunia had even expanded its horizons overseas in 2013 by launching separate language websites in countries like Indonesia, Turkey, Poland and Brazil. The company competed with the likes of Cashkaro, Rocket Internet backed CupoNation and others in India.

Times Internet Ltd. was founded in 1999. It operates a portfolio of mobile and web proprieties which also include indiatimes.com. According to the firm, it gets more than 37 million monthly visitors. Times Internet offers e-commerce, location based services, news, video, blogs, emails and mobile VAS.

Times Internet buys majority stake in CouponDunia.com, TimesDeal to merge with CouponDunia

Times Internet, the digital product wing of The Times of India Group, has acquired a majority stake in Mumbai-based CouponDunia.com - a popular coupon codes provider of different online retail merchant and brands. Times Internet's existing deals site TimesDeal.com will merge with CouponDunia.

CouponDunia will retain its distinct brand identity and will continue to operate under the leadership of CEO Sameer Parwani, who will work closely with Times Internet and other Times of India Group companies. CouponDunia.com claims to be India's largest discount coupons and offers listing of coupons, coupon codes, promo codes and deals for Indian e-commerce sites, it has over 1000 merchants listed.

With this partnership, CouponDunia is poised to emerge as the leading destination for online and offline deals across India. The combined service’s websites, mobile applications, e-mail newsletters and alerts and social media presence will enable consumers to search for, discover, and source the best offers from leading retailers and brands.

Apart from India CouponDunia website also operates in three other countries - Brazil, Indonesia and Poland.

Satyan Gajwani, CEO of Times Internet said: "This investment continues The Times Group's strategy of strengthening its position in digital media. Sameer has built a great business from scratch. We are as passionate as he is about offering the best value choices to consumers. We are excited at the prospect of leveraging Times’ resources, including TimesDeal's existing local deals presence, to build an even more compelling value proposition for consumers with CouponDunia."

Sameer Parwani, Founder and CEO, CouponDunia India Private Limited said, "In a short span of under four years, CouponDunia has emerged as the leading Indian destination for digital coupons. We receive over 2 million visits a month and are driving Rs 500 Cr of purchases annually from over 1500 online retailers and brands. We're thrilled to join Times group. With their support, CouponDunia will be better placed to offer even greater value to the consumer."