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LivingSocial sells ‘superfluous operations’ in Australia, New Zealand

The D.C.-based deals site says it is refocusing on the North American market.

This marks the second time this year that LivingSocial is selling an overseas business. (Photo by Flickr user Adam Fagen, used under a Creative Commons license)

Just a couple months after selling its Spanish operationsLivingSocial is downsizing again, selling off JumpOnIT, its business in New Zealand and Australia.
The Washington Business Journal reports:

A LivingSocial spokesman told me the decision reflects the strategy under new CEO Gautam Thakar: Trimming away superfluous operations in order to refocus the company around the U.S. and Canada, which together make up the company’s most robust and promising market.

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Companies: LivingSocial

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