Groupon Names Jennifer Carr-Smith as Senior Vice President, General Manager of North America Local
September 12 2017 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Seasoned e-commerce pro joins to help build the
daily habit in local commerce
Today Groupon announced that it has named Jennifer Carr-Smith as
Senior Vice President, General Manager of North America Local. She
most recently served as President of Peapod and boasts an extensive
track record of building, scaling and transforming businesses that
span multiple sectors.
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Groupon named Jennifer Carr-Smith as
Senior Vice President, General Manager of North America Local.
Carr-Smith will lead Groupon’s Local business, including key areas
like Health, Beauty & Wellness, Things To Do, Food & Drink
and Sales Operations. (Photo: Business Wire)
“It’s an exciting time for Groupon -- particularly in Local --
and I’m thrilled to bring Jennifer on board,” said Aaron Cooper,
President of North America. “She is a proven leader with a strong
background in growing and scaling businesses, and she’ll bring a
valuable and unique perspective and an expansive e-commerce
background that will help us continue to build Groupon into a daily
habit.”
In her new role, Carr-Smith will lead Groupon’s Local business,
including key areas like Health, Beauty & Wellness, Things To
Do, Food & Drink and Sales Operations.
“The opportunity and momentum at Groupon are tremendous,” said
Carr-Smith. “They’ve built an amazing local marketplace and -- more
importantly -- a very talented team that’s committed to bringing
real value to customers, small businesses and the communities
around them. I look forward to helping extend their advantage in
Local.”
Prior to Peapod, Carr-Smith oversaw the global online business
at J.Crew, responsible for driving growth and profitability in
online and mobile channels and guiding innovation in digital and
omni-channel commerce. She also served as a member of the initial
management team at Gilt Groupe, responsible for designing and
implementing operating systems as the company scaled from a
start-up to a mid-sized company.
Carr-Smith will begin in her new role on September 25.
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.
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