Groupon & Uptown’s Bus. Partners Present an Exclusive Discover Uptown Collection, Highlighting the Neighborhood’s Diverse...
April 27 2017 - 10:43AM
Business Wire
Uptown becomes the fourth Chicago neighborhood
to run a community-wide Groupon promotion
In honor of National Small Business Week––running from April 30
through May 6––Groupon (www.groupon.com) and Business Partners––The
Chamber for Uptown––today announced the launch of Discover Uptown
(https://www.gr.pn/uptown) –– a community-wide Groupon promotion
designed to celebrate the historic lakefront community’s local
businesses. The participating merchants, whose one-of-kind
experiences range from restaurants featuring ethnic cuisines
reflective of the neighborhood’s diversity to martial arts classes
to personal styling sessions, are simultaneously running promotions
with Groupon to drive greater awareness of their neighborhood and
entice more Chicagoans to explore a part of the city they may not
otherwise be familiar with.
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Uptown becomes the fourth Chicago
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“Local businesses give Chicago neighborhoods their unique and
distinct character and make them great places for us to call home,”
said Aaron Cooper, senior vice president of North America Services,
Groupon. “We’re thrilled to help Uptown merchants thrive by giving
them a platform to connect with the broader community.”
As part of the Discover Uptown collection, Groupon is offering
the ability to donate $10 to Uptown United
(https://www.groupon.com/deals/uptown-united) to help support
educational programs for elementary and high schools in the Uptown
neighborhood. Additionally, Groupon will be donating $1 for every
unit purchased in the Discover Uptown collection through May 11,
2017 to Uptown United.*
“Groupon’s ability to feature our diverse array of businesses
across mobile and web plus their hyper-local marketing expertise
are an ideal way for new and established businesses to reach a
Chicago-wide audience,” John Blick, Director of Business Services,
Business Partners, The Chamber for Uptown. “We’re excited about how
the campaign incentivizes people to come check out our neighborhood
and gives them an opportunity to help local schools––making it a
win win for the entire community. And Groupon’s impact grants will
continue to drive Uptown discovery throughout the year.”
Businesses featured in the Discover Uptown collection
include:
- Immm Rice & Beyond
- The Jerk Stop
- Miss Saigon
- A World Class Concierge Service,
Inc.
- Mind Body Defense
- StudioUs
- Demera Ethiopian Restaurant
- Jake's Pup in the Ruf
- First Ascent Climbing
- Kiss Kiss Cabaret
- Fiesta Mexicana - Uptown
- Papa Ray’s Pizza and Wings -
Uptown
- Lao Sze Chuan Uptown
- Eats & Sweets
- Tesfa Ethiopian Cuisine
- Mystic Visions Spiritual Gallery
- Shopping Girl XOXO
In addition to the collection, Groupon is also providing impact
grants to Uptown United for the first two installations of Uptown
Saturday Nights, a series of free concerts across the Uptown
Entertainment District. The first event will be hosted at the
Preston Bradley Center on May 6 at 8:00 p.m. and will feature local
band Sidewalk Chalk.
Uptown is the fourth Chicago neighborhood business district to
run a community-wide Groupon promotion. Bronzeville, Edgewater and
Lincoln Park have also run promotions.
To visit the Discover Uptown Groupon collection, shoppers can
visit https://www.gr.pn/uptown.
About Groupon
Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) is building the daily habit in local
commerce, offering a vast mobile and online marketplace where
people discover and save on amazing things to do, see, eat and buy.
By enabling real-time commerce across local businesses, travel
destinations, consumer products and live events, shoppers can find
the best a city has to offer.
Groupon is redefining how small businesses attract and retain
customers by providing them with customizable and scalable
marketing tools and services to profitably grow their
businesses.
To download Groupon's top-rated mobile apps, visit
www.groupon.com/mobile. To search for great deals or subscribe to
Groupon emails, visit www.groupon.com. To learn more about the
company’s merchant solutions and how to work with Groupon, visit
www.groupon.com/merchant.
About Business Partners, The Chamber for Uptown
Uptown’s premier business association since 1923, Business
Partners, The Chamber for Uptown, along with our partner agency
Uptown United, is committed to leading efforts to build a strong,
unified business environment, facilitating economic development and
strengthening community — all to nurture a diverse, vibrant,
thriving, and strong Uptown through marketing, advocacy, technical
assistance, special events and business trainings. For more
information about Business Partners,The Chamber of Uptown, please
visit http://exploreuptown.org/about-us/business-partners.
*Up to a maximum of $2,500
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GrouponNick
Halliwellnhalliwell@groupon.com312.999.3812orBusiness Partners, The
Chamber of UptownJohn
Blickjblick@uptownbusinesspartners.com773-878-1184
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