Groupon has acquired a majority stake in their Russian and Japanese counterparts. Expecting to make $500 million this year, Groupon now has a significant ownership in Qpod of Japan and Darberry of Russia. This is in addition to Groupon’s acquisition of Germany based counterpart City Deal. As a result of the investment, both companies will be named Groupon as well. Groupon is a business that thrives on offering daily local deals based on bulk customer actions.