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The UK is going mad for online discounts – the BBC programme The Apprentice aired on 23 May, where contestants had to source deals for such a business, highlighted this.

• From July to December in 2011 Britain spent £3 billion through daily deal websites such as Groupon.
• Voucher sites have taken over sitting at 37.4 million UK internet visits in December 2011, up 28% in a year.
• LivingSocial claims that its voucher sales have almost doubled when compared the previous year.

With the information that a hotel in Ireland made over $1 million in 24 hours on Facebook offers it’s a tempting deal for businesses…