Daily Deal Site Buyers Become Repeat Shoppers and Spend More While Visiting

WARREN, NJ--(Marketwire - Apr 20, 2011) - Daily deal site buyers do return to businesses after redeeming discounts and they spend more during their visits, according to a new survey by Lightspeed Research.

The online survey of 3,300 Lightspeed Research consumer respondents revealed that one in four has purchased a daily deal, and of those, 69 percent purchased more than one daily deal in the past 12 months. Nearly two-thirds (65 percent) said that they returned to patronize the businesses whose daily deals they had purchased.

Daily deals get buyers off the fence and traveling

Nearly two-thirds of respondents (60 percent) said a deal influenced them to buy something they were on the fence about. More than one-third (35 percent) said they were willing to travel 20 or more miles to use a deal.

Daily deals fuel additional sales

While visiting a merchant or service provider to redeem a deal, 60 percent of respondents said they spent additional money beyond the initial value of the deal. Nearby businesses benefit too: 40 percent of respondents said they made purchases at nearby businesses when they redeemed a deal. According to the research, about one in four respondents (23 percent) has allowed a daily deal to expire prior to using it.

Dining, entertainment and clothing tops with deal buyers

The top three daily deals purchased are dining (45 percent), clothing/apparel and shoes (36 percent) and entertainment/event tickets (32 percent).

To download survey results, including demographic break outs, please see: http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/pdf/lightspeed_daily_deal_site_data.pdf

Note to Editors

This survey was conducted April 8 - 13, 2011 and is based on 3,300 respondents who are members of Lightspeed Research's U.S. online panel.

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