GROUPON MALAYSIA OFFERS HEALTHCARE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES

The nation’s leading online group buying destination helps consumers locate reliable and quality healthcare solutions

KUALA LUMPUR, 26 JUNE 2012 - Groupon Malaysia today announced the introduction of the all-new Groupon Healthcare, a portal for specialty deals designed to help consumers locate selective, affordable and quality healthcare solutions which have been approved by the Ministry of Health.

With Groupon Healthcare, Groupon moves beyond providing customers with luxury products and services to offer consumers with a growing number of markdowns on healthcare products and services such as heart scans, health screening, Helicobacter Pylori Test, Lasik eye surgery and even nutritional food supplements – making much needed medical solutions more easily accessible and affordable across the country.

“With the introduction of Groupon Healthcare, our customers can now appreciate and value the benefits of quality and affordable solutions by registered healthcare providers. We hope that the new specialty deals site will further enhance the quality of our consumers’ lives as they can now optimize their time to seek and receive the care that they need more efficiently,” said Joel Neoh, CEO of Groupon Malaysia.

The new Groupon Healthcare microsite will also feature health-related deals for an extended period of 12 to 14 days instead of the usual 5 to 7 days. Additionally, all Groupon Healthcare offers will have an approved KKLIU number by the Medicine Advertisement Board, Ministry of Health Malaysia – allowing the company to yet again deliver only the best to its customers in the country.

Joel further added that Groupon Healthcare is one of the many steps the company has taken as part of its ongoing commitment to fulfill the demands and needs of its customers. He is confident that the new specialty deals site will be a significant contributor to the company’s growing success and will continue to set a higher benchmark in the social e-commerce industry.

“Moving forward the opportunities for Groupon remain endless and we are committed to ensuring that Malaysians are able to benefit from the most innovative and beneficial deals possible,” said Joel.

Groupon Malaysia which is best known offering wide variety of unbeatable goods and services including restaurant meals, spa visits and hotel stays has undoubtedly revolutionized the way consumers shop online by extending its services to capitalize the growing demand for healthcare products and services in Malaysia.

“Healthcare in an ideal world which should be readily accessible to anyone that needs it. With the power of social e-commerce, we believe we can help bring our valued customers and healthcare providers closer together,” said Joel.

Since entering into the market one year ago, Groupon Malaysia has grown to become the nation’s leading and fastest-growing online group buying destination by creating value added propositions for both consumers and merchants. Currently available in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Penang, Ipoh, Melaka, Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu and Kuching, Groupon Malaysia extends the excitement of the Groupon Experience throughout Asia with deals from over 3000 merchants and subscriber base of 1.5 million – reaffirming its position as the clear leader of Malaysia’s group buying industry.

Customers who wish to enjoy some of the quality and affordable healthcare services are invited to visit http://healthcare.groupon.my/