Joseph Tartakoff
Aug 3, 2010 12:10 PM
Microsoft’s MSN, which introduced new ‘Local Edition’ pages as part of its big homepage overhaul earlier this year, is now adding localized deals to those pages as part of a relationship with Gannett-owned ShopLocal. The ‘Local Edition’ pages, which let visitors see local weather, traffic, news stories, and restaurant reviews…
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Joseph Weisenthal
Jul 8, 2008 8:31 AM
As first reported last week, Gannett (NYSE: GCI) confirmed that it has bought out the rest of local sales info site ShopLocal, currently owned by McClatchy (NYSE: MNI) and Tribune. Gannett had owned 42.5 percent of the company. In a separate release, McClatchy said it sold its 15 percent stake…
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Rafat Ali
Jul 3, 2008 7:32 PM
Gannett (NYSE: GCI), which has a big budget to do digital M&As, is buying out the rest of local sales info site ShopLocal, from the other partners Tribune and McClatchy (NYSE: MNI), reports LocalOnliner, citing sources. The site is a searchable directory of local specials and sale items similar to…
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