Ensogo

Ensogo started as a legal entity in Thailand in 2009 and soon expanded its operations to Philippines in 2010, then in Indonesia under the name DealKeren.{{cite news |title=Ensogo Philippines redefines "sale" |url=http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/309692/savings-central-ensogo-philippines-redefines-sale |newspaper=Manila Bulletin |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424060734/http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/309692/savings-central-ensogo-philippines-redefines-sale |archive-date=2012-04-24 }}{{cite web|title=Coupon Clash|url=http://www.sea-globe.com/Business/coupon-clash.html|publisher=www.sea-globe.com|access-date=2 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306143300/http://www.sea-globe.com/Business/coupon-clash.html|archive-date=6 March 2012|url-status=dead}} It also operates the following brands:

• LivingSocial (2010), operated in Indonesia and Malaysia
• Dealmates (2011), operated in Malaysia
• Mydeal.com.my, operated in Malaysia and Deal.com.sg, operated in Singapore
• Beecrazy, operated in Hong Kong

In June 2011, Ensogo was acquired by LivingSocial.{{cite web|title=LivingSocial Acquires Ensogo|date=27 June 2011 |url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/06/27/livingsocial-expands-daily-deals-empire-buys-ensogo-gonabit-and-dealkeren/|publisher=techcrunch.com|access-date=2 March 2012}} The acquisition extended to Ensogo in Thailand, Philippines as well as Indonesia. LivingSocial sold their South East Asia operation to Patrick Grove's iBuy Group in April 2014,{{cite news|title=Goodbye iBuy, Hello Ensogo, here's how to gloss over an IPO dog|url=http://www.smh.com.au/business/cbd/goodbye-ibuy-hello-ensogo-heres-how-to-gloss-over-an-ipo-dog-20141217-128v65.html|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=23 June 2016|date=18 December 2014|author=Colin Kruger}}{{cite press release|url=http://corporate.livingsocial.com/blog/2014/04/01/livingsocial-sells-southeast-asia-business-to-ibuy-group-for-18-5-million/|title=LivingSocial Sells Southeast Asia Business to iBuy Group for $18.5 Million|date=1 April 2014|access-date=23 June 2016|publisher=LivingSocial}} and iBuy Group floated the IPO to Australian Securities Exchange on December 20 of the same year, renaming iBuy to Ensogo and use the ticker E88.

On June 21, 2016, Ensogo announced that it will shut down all South East Asia operation (including Hong Kong) and its CEO Kris Marszalek has resigned; it also requests ASX to suspend shares trading.{{cite web|url=https://www.techinasia.com/ensogo-shuts-all-southeast-asian-marketplaces-lays-off-staff|title=Ensogo to shut all Southeast Asian marketplaces, lay off staff|author=Judith Balea|date=21 June 2016|publisher=Tech in Asia|access-date=23 June 2016}} The unprecedented shutdown affected operations in several countries; workers in Singapore found the office was closed,{{cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/troubled-e-retailer-ensogo-shuts-singapore-operations|title=Troubled e-retailer Ensogo shuts Singapore operations|author=Rachael Boon|date=22 June 2016|newspaper=The Straits Times|access-date=23 June 2016}} Hong Kong sellers call for police investigation of fraud{{cite news|title=Anger as BeeCrazy buzzes off|url=http://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=170732|newspaper=The Standard|access-date=23 June 2016|date=22 June 2016|author=Flora Chung}} and certain stores in Thailand rejecting deals purchased by consumers, though the Consumer Protection Board is expected to summon Ensogo executives for remedial issues.{{cite news|title=Ensogo executives summoned|url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Ensogo-executives-summoned-30288850.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623140859/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Ensogo-executives-summoned-30288850.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 23, 2016|newspaper=The Nation|access-date=23 June 2016|date=23 June 2016|author=Watchiranont Thongtep |display-authors=et al}}

{{Reflist}}

• [http://www.ensogo.com/ Ensogo]
• [http://www.ensogo.com.ph/ Ensogo Philippines]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120309155459/http://www.livingsocial.co.id/ DealKeren]

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Category:Online companies of Thailand

Category:Deal of the day services

Category:Companies based in Bangkok

Category:Internet properties established in 2009

Category:2009 establishments in Thailand

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