Android users scooping up Scoopon app!
Announcement posted by Scoopon 01 Sep 2011
The Scoopon Android app delivers exclusive daily deals direct to Android users at 12 noon everyday. From restaurant deals to day spas, travel, accommodation and entertainment, Android users can now make instant purchases wherever they are, with coupons delivered direct to their phone.
Jon Beros, general manager of Scoopon, says that with the huge growth in Android smartphones, getting Scoopon into the Android Market was a no brainer. The company has seen phenomenal take up, with the application 8,500 downloads to date.
“500,000 smart phones are sold in Australia every month,” said Beros. “As an online retailer we’re excited to be giving everyone on Android a native app. We’re also pleased by the fact that most people who’ve reviewed the app have given it 5 out of 5 stars.”
In taking its number one spot, Scoopon has bumped other popular apps including both the Yellow and White Pages, TelstraOne and Domain as well as RealEstate.com.au.
The release of Scoopon’s Android app follows the release of Scoopon’s iPhone app earlier in the year, which also topped the Lifestyle section of the Australian App Store, seeing downloads growth of up to 486 per cent per week. Scoopon’s iPhone app currently has 375,000 active users and was featured in Apple’s iPhone commercial.
Beros explained that Scoopon sees large spikes in mobile app use when Australians are on holiday, with the iPhone responsible for 20 per cent of Scoopon’s total sales volumes during the Easter break.
“Our Android customers hate missing a deal as much as everyone else,” he concluded. “Now they don’t have to.”
Scoopon’s Android app can be downloaded from Andoid Market, https://market.android.com/apps/LIFESTYLE
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About Scoopon
Scoopon is Australia’s number one group buying site. Founded in 2010 by brothers Gabby and Hezi Leibovich, the site features one unbeatable deal a day on services and experiences.
Featuring everything from restaurant deals to pampering packages, movie tickets to luxurious getaways, every day at noon a new offer promises a top deal based on a pre-determined number of coupons purchased. With the deal relying on numbers to happen, Scoopon redefines social shopping as customers band together to secure something they really, really want for a fraction of the price!
Scoopon is part of the CatchOfTheDay eCommerce group, which boasts a combined membership base of more than 1 million active and engaged shoppers. Each day the e-commerce group receives more than 150,000 visitors to its sites, with a product sold from its sites every four seconds. Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, the CatchoftheDay group employs more than 100 staff. For more information visit: www.scoopon.com.au
Fast facts about Scoopon
#Australia’s number 1 group buying site according to Telsyte group buying report March 2011 & June 2011
#Has saved Australian group buyers over $290 million this year alone
#Supports more than 2000 vendors
#Sells on average one deal every 4 seconds
#Has sold over 1.5 million Scoopons
#In the past year, Australia's favourite Scoopon deals were
-Full day fishing charters (2000 in 3 hours)
-Movie tickets (more than 20,000 sold in 24 hours)
-Rendezvous hotel packages (more than 7,000 sold in 24 hours)
-Melbourne attraction passes (more than 5,000 sold in 24 hours)
- Swim with the dolphins packages (more than 2,500 sold in 24 hours
- Return flights to Phuket (2000 sold in 22 hours)