Linda GridleyInvestment Banker for Digital Media/Marketing, Author of Gridley's Guide to Digital NYC em AGC Partners - a technology oriented investment bank
Linda GridleyInvestment Banker for Digital Media/Marketing, Author of Gridley's Guide to Digital NYC em AGC Partners - a technology oriented investment bank
2. 1
A Word from AGC
Increasingly, the consumer is taking control of his/her shopping experiences. He/she are proactively deciding where they want
to shop, how they want to shop, and what they want to buy. They are doing their own research before, during and after their
purchases and are more influenced by what their peers think than by what any “push” advertising has to say.
New technologies, better access to relevant data, and more sophisticated online capabilities are enabling the consumer and
allowing him/her to be in the “driver’s seat” for their shopping experience. Exploding penetration of smartphones and tablets
and the use of social media are at the heart of these enabling technologies and are changing the retail environment forever. As
we often like to say, “like it or not, the ‘digital genie’ isn’t going back into the bottle”.
In this new environment, retailers are striving to provide the ultimate omni-channel experience for their customers. Why?
Because that’s what their customers are demanding. If the retailer can’t provide an integrated, unified, flexible online/offline
shopping experience for their target consumers, they know that those shoppers will go find that experience elsewhere. The
problem is that offering that “ultimate” omni-channel experience is quite complicated to do in reality, especially for the traditional
retailers who must deal with oversized physical stores, use or replacement of outdated technologies, and traditional (and often
inflexible) business models and personnel.
However, the traditional retailers must “jump in” and take the “omni-channel plunge”. Not doing so could have severe
consequences to their business. The retail Industry today is a $22 trillion market worldwide and, at less than 7% of the total,
ecommerce is still in its infancy. There is a huge growth opportunity ahead for omni-channel and online retail and this growth
will come at the expense of less effective traditional models. Just look at what’s happened in the $300 billion+ advertising
industry. Look at the spending growth in digital advertising at the expense of the shrinking budgets for traditional media such as
print and radio.
Finally, the new ecommerce companies are bringing massive disruption to the retail industry. They are able to build more
efficient and effective business models from scratch and aren’t inhibited by outdated cultures and technologies. They embrace
the fickle, price sensitive, more informed, mobile consumer and strive to figure out how to satisfy him/her. Use of data,
technology and constant innovative thinking are often the key success drivers for these new companies. Finally, they are even
starting to “beat the traditional retailers at their own game” by opening up highly successful, profitable brick and mortar stores.
3. 2
A Word from AGC
It’s against a backdrop of all this activity that we decided to put together this report. Our goal was to lay out the key issues and
trends driving the consumer’s shopping journey today and the technologies and capabilities that support it. We purposely didn’t
include the changing “front end” retail models as we felt like that is a whole separate report. Instead, we tried to outline the
various “back end” content, technologies, and services that are affecting this changing consumer shopping journey and the
retailer’s ability to respond effectively to it.
We hope you enjoy this report and find it useful. Please call us to discuss its content or to talk about any relevant investment
banking opportunities that you may have.
Linda Gridley
Co-Head, Digital and Mobile Group
Direct: (212) 400-9710
Cell: (917) 282-0395
Email: lgridley@agcpartners.com
4. 3
I. Key Trends in Retail, eCommerce, and Shopper Marketing
II. Sector Overviews
a) Summary
b) Content/Reviews/Comparison Shopping
c) Data and Data Analytics
d) eCommerce Platforms
e) Marketing Services
f) Mobile
g) Payments/Processing Services
h) Promotions/Loyalty/Rewards
Table of Contents
5. I. Key Trends in Retail, eCommerce, and Shopper Marketing
6. 5
Key Themes
• The Consumer’s Brick and Mortar Retail Experience is Changing
• Mobile Devices and Personalized Data are Key Enablers
• eCommerce is Still Early - Only 6% of Total Retail
• Huge Growth Opportunity Including Large, Unpenetrated Categories
• Creating an Omni-channel Retail Experience is a Key CEO-level Issue
for all Retailers
• Offline Purchases are Influenced Heavily by Online Research and Information
• Social Influences Around Consumer Shopping Decisions will Continue
to Increase
• Millennials Listen to Their Peers, not to “Push” Marketing
• eCommerce will Become a Key Revenue Stream for Social Platforms
• Lots of Disruption around POS Devices Offer Exciting Real Time Data
Opportunities
7. 6
Retail is a $22Trillion Worldwide Market
Worldwide ($ Trillions)
■ eCommerce ■ Traditional Retail
Traditional Retail
Y/Y Growth
-----------------
eCommerce
Y/Y Growth
-----------------
eCommerce
as % of total
Retail
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
$26.8
5.1% 5.9% 6.7% 8.8%
$21.2 $22.5 $23.9 $25.4 $28.3
6.4% 6.1% 6.4% 6.0% 5.8% 5.5%
• eCommerce is Still Quite Small – Big Growth Opportunity
25.9% 22.2% 20.9% 18.6% 16.4% 13.3%
Source: eMarketer
8. 7
Retail is a Very Large Advertising Category, Especially in Digital
• Retail is the Largest Vertical in
Terms of Digital Ad Spend
• Retail Digital Ad Spend is
Expected to Grow 11.1%
Compounded Annually from
2013 to 2018
Source: Percolate Report: The Most Important eCommerce Charts of 2014
Revenues Shown = 2013 Data
9. 8
Source: Percolate Report: The Most Important eCommerce Charts of 2014
Revenues Shown = 2013 Data
Walmart Currently Dominates the Overall Retail Industry
• Amazon Ranks 9th in Terms of Revenues
10. 9
eCommerce is Starting to Penetrate all Major Product Categories
Source: Business Insider, Nielsen
NA
6.4 6.1 6.4 6.0 5.8 5.5
NA
25.9 22.2 20.9 18.6 16.4 13.3
• Still Early for Some Big Categories Like Grocery & Baby Supplies –
Huge Growth Potential
10%
23%
13%
23%
25%
25%
19%
19%
24%
34%
30%
29%
33%
34%
34%
37%
38%
33%
44%
44%
42%
50%
10%
21%
12%
19%
15%
24%
14%
16%
21%
33%
30%
21%
35%
27%
31%
29%
35%
22%
43%
43%
30%
42%
Alcoholic Drinks
Flowers
Baby Supplies
Pet-Related Products
Automotive Accessories
Toys and Dolls
Groceries
Personal Care
Cosmetics
Videos, DVDs, and Games
Music (Not Downloaded)
Sporting Goods
E-Books
Computer Software
Hardcopy Books
Computer Hardware
Event Tickets
Mobile Phone
Airline Tickets and Reservations
Tours and Hotel Reservations
Electronics
Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes
What People Plan To Browse And Buy Online In Q3 2014
% Of North American Consumers
Browse Buy
11. 10
Source: Forrester/Accenture/Hybris Report, January 2014
Why Retail CEO’s Care About Omni-Channel Consumer
Experiences
• Not Surprisingly, the Consumers’ Expectations are Driving CEO’s
Behavior
12. 11
Source: Forrester: “The Forrester Wave: Omni-Channel Order Management, Q3 2014”
A Well Architected Omni-Channel Retail Implementation is
Complex and Difficult
Omni-Channel Commerce Architecture
• Successful Implementation Involves many Consumer Touchpoints,
Work Flows, and Sophisticated Data Management Capabilities
13. 12
Source: Forrester: “The Forrester Wave: Omni-Channel Order Management, Q3 2014”
An Effective Order Management System (OMS) is Key to an
Operationally Successful Omni-Channel Infrastructure
• An OMS Provides Important Workflows on Key Operational Issues
such as Inventory Management, Order Routing/Fulfillment, and
Customer Service
Order Management System Diagram
14. 13
Data/Data Analytics are Key Elements to Be Able to Provide an
Omni-Channel Retail Experience
Source: AGC Partners, Gridley & Co
Integrated Consumer Data Platform
15. 14
Source: Business Insider, Forrester
• Online Behavior Affects Offline Purchase Activity & Vice Versa
• 43% of all U.S. Retail Transactions in 2014 Were In-Store Purchases Influenced
by Online Behavior
9% 10% 10% 11% 11%
43% 45% 46% 47% 48%
48% 46% 44% 42% 41%
E2014 E2015 E2016 E2017 E2018
US Cross-Channel Retail Sales
Non-Web Influenced
Offline Sales
Web-Influenced
Offline Sales
Online Sales
Total ($ Trillions) $3.2 $3.3 $3.4 $3.6 $3.7
Data/Data Analytics are Key Elements to Be Able to Provide an
Omni-Channel Retail Experience
16. 15
Source: Google/IPSOS: “Digital Impact on In-Store Shopping”, October 2014
• Consumers Look for Information Before, During, and After Purchases
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
Coupon or Daily Deal…
Online Video Websites/Apps
Social Networking Websites/Apps
Website/Apps for Retailers with…
Online-Only Retailer Sites/Apps
Search Engines 75%
39%
70%
71%
36%
35%
87%
Before
Visiting a
Store
79%
While
Visiting
a Store
35%
After
Visiting a
Store
• Search is Still the Largest Method that Consumers Use to Find
Information on Products/Services
Data/Data Analytics are Key Elements to Be Able to Provide an
Omni-Channel Retail Experience
17. 16
Online Search Helps Drive Consumers to Stores
3 in 4
Who find local information in search
results helpful are more likely to visit
stores.
Source: Google/IPSOS: “Digital Impact on In-Store Shopping”, October 2014
Google/IPSOS: “Understanding Consumer’s Local Search Behavior”, May 2014
18. 17
Increasing Penetration of Smartphones Greatly Expands a
Consumer’s Ability to Search When Outside the Home / “On the Go”
Source: Google/IPSOS: “Understanding Consumers’ Local Search Behavior”, May 2014
Business Insider, comScore
38% 34%
42%
34% 39%
50% 51% 47% 46%
28%
23%
14%
9%
7%
9% 9%
10% 7%
34%
43% 44%
57% 54%
41% 41% 43% 47%
Monthly US Visitors Across Retail Websites
Audience In Millions, Broken Down By Device Used
Mobile Only
Desktop +
Mobile
Desktop Only
161.7
M
103.7
M
61.2
M
44.7
M
30.2
M
26.7
M
24.1
M
22.9
M
21M
• Major Retailers are Seeing that 50%-60% of their Retail Website Traffic
Comes from Mobile Only or Mobile + Desktop Users
19. 18
Consumer’s Want Personalized Local Experiences
• Shoppers Would be More Likely to Shop in Stores that Offer:
• Consumers Search for a Variety of Local
Information
• Consumers Want Ads Customized
to Their Location
Source: Google/IPSOS: “Digital Impact on In-Store Shopping”, October 2014
Google/IPSOS: “Understanding Consumer’s Local Search Behavior”, May 2014
20. 19
Shoppers are Most Influenced By Coupons, In-Store Promotions, and
Finding the Best Deal
Source: Business Insider, National Retail Federation
9%
13%
15%
18%
21%
27%
9%
14%
13%
15%
17%
20%
Social Media
Online Advertising
Email
Direct Mail
In-Store Promotions
Coupons
Percent Of US Shoppers Influenced, By Media Type
Men Women
21. 20
Social Media is Developing an Important Role in the Consumer’s
Shopping Experience
Initially…
a Communications
Platform
Now, an Opportunity to…
Share Opinions, Influence
Peer Thinking / Brand
Imaging and Share
Experiences
Source: AGC Partners / Gridley & Co.
22. 21
Social Media Can Drive Consumer Behavior Throughout the
Purchase Cycle
Lead Generation
(Product Discovery,
Content Marketing)
Middle of
Funnel
(Retargeting
Offers,
Referrals)
Point of
Purchase
(Shopping
Cart)
SOCIAL
MOBILE
Market
Research
Price /
Product
Comparison
Point of
Purchase
Customer
Analysis and
Support
Brands Want to Keep Control of the Customer Experience Throughout the
Purchase Cycle
PURCHASE FUNNEL PURCHASE LIFECYCLE
Source: AGC Partners / Gridley & Co.
23. 22
98%
94% 94% 92%
87% 86% 83% 81% 80%
Facebook Is Dominant Social Influence on eCommerce Today
% of Social Media Orders Attributable to Facebook Major Sources of Non-Facebook Social Media
Orders, By Product Category
• VERY Early Days from an Investor Perspective
Source: Shopify (February, 2014).
74%
31% 29% 26%
18%
13%
24. 23
Traditional Retailers are Starting to Successfully Use Social Media
to Drive Consumer Interest
Source: Business Insider, Simply Measured
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
400,000
Retailers That Generate The Most Interest On
Facebook During The Holidays
Thanksgiving, Black Friday/Weekend, and Cyber Monday 2014
Marketplaces Mass Merchants Department Stores
shares, likes, comments
(left axis)
# of posts
(right axis)
25. 24
2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017E 2018E
Big Growth Opportunity for Mobile Commerce
U.S. ($ Billions) Global ($ Billions)
■ Mobile Commerce ■ Desktop Commerce
Source: Goldman Sachs, “eCommerce Expected to Accelerate Globally in 2014”
14% 32% 11% 47%
2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017E 2018E
24% 27%
$545
$638
$752
$882
$1,024
$1,179
$1,346
$179
$208
$241
$279
$320
$364
$410
26. 25
Shopping / Lifestyle is the Fastest Growing Use of Mobile
Source: Flurry Analytics, Jan.6, 2015
27. 26
Consumers Use Mobile Phones to Evaluate Purchases, Creating
New Marketing Opportunities
Source: “Mobile In-Store Research,” Google and Shopper Marketing Council (Apr. 2013)
90% Of Smartphone Shoppers Use Their Phone for Pre-Shopping
Activities
Of Smartphone Shoppers Use Their Devices to Help Shop While in a Store
Shoppers Use Their Smartphones to Find Information Instead of Asking Store
Employees
Increase in Health & Beauty
84%
1 in 3
Mobile Influences Path To Purchase
Mobile Increases Median Basket Sizes
Increase in Household Care
Increase in Electronics
Increase in Appliances
50% 34%
25%40%
28. 27
In-Store Mobile Payments are Expected to Grow Significantly
Source: Business Insider, NRF
40%
• Expected to Grow from 0.1% in 2013 to 15% by 2019
0.1%
2.7%
4.3%
6.7%
10.2%
15.0%
0.00%
2.00%
4.00%
6.00%
8.00%
10.00%
12.00%
14.00%
16.00%
$0
$100
$200
$300
$400
$500
$600
$700
$800
$900
2014E 2015E 2016E 2017E 2018E 2019E
$Billions
FORECAST: US Mobile In-Store Payment Volume
US In-Store Mobile Payment Volume % Of US In-Store Retail Volume
2233% YoY Growth
5-Year CAGR = 173%
29. 28
In-Store Mobile Payments are Expected to Grow Significantly
Source: Business Insider, NRF
40%
• Apple is Well Poised
• 900mm+ Card Accounts on File
• Successful launch of Apple Pay
-
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1,000
Q12009
Q22009
Q32009
Q42009
Q12010
Q22010
Q32010
Q42010
Q12011
Q22011
Q32011
Q42011
Q12012
Q22012
Q32012
Q42012
Q12013
Q22013
Q32013
Q42013
Q12014
Q22014
Q32014
MillionsOfAccounts
*Apple = iTunes accounts. Dashed line indicates BI Intelligence estimate.
**Amazon = Accounts used to make a purchase in the last year.
***PayPal = Accounts that either sent or received a payment in the last quarter.
****Braintree = Cards on file for single
Payments Cards On File - Global
Apple, Amazon, PayPal, And Braintree
Apple*
Amazon**
PayPal***
Braintree****
2.5%
6.4%
15.2%
31.1%
50.6%
65.8%
74.1%
77.7% 79.1%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017E 2018E 2019E
FORECAST: Share Of US Retailers Who
Have Implemented A Mobile Point-Of-
Sale System
• The Implementation of more Mobile
POS Systems will also Drive Growth
30. 29
$145
$204
$239
$275
$346
$376
$413
$0
$50
$100
$150
$200
$250
$300
$350
$400
$450
Q4 2012 Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Q3 2013 Q4 2013 Q1 2014 Q2 2014
MillionsOfU.S.Dollars
Starbucks Mobile Payment Volume
U.S. company-operated stores
STARBUCKS
• Mobile = 15% of all U.S. Starbucks Stores
Transactions
• 12m Active Users
GRUBHUB
• Almost 50% of Orders Come
Through a Mobile Device
35%
44%
39%
48%
65%
56%
61%
52%
129,100
181,200
130,100
174,500
Q1 2013 Q1 2014 Q2 2013 Q2 2014
GrubHub/Seamless Daily Average Grubs
Mobile Desktop
40% 36%
Retail Success Stories in Mobile Payments Are Starting to Emerge
Source: Business Insider
31. 30
Data Security is a Huge Issue Facing Retailers
• Over 260m Records Related to Retailers Have Been Reported Lost,
Stolen or Leaked since 2005 (a)
• Recent Large Retail Data Breaches Include: (b)
Data Records Lost/Stolen by Industry (a)
Retail
Other
Technology
20%
42%
Financial
Services
31%
7%
Source of Data Breaches (a)
Other
10%
Malicious
Insider
54%
Malicious
Outsider
Accidental
Loss
24%
12%
Source: (a) IBM Security Report, January 2014. Report include retailers’ employees, businesses and customers
(b) The NY Post, October 2014
32. 31
Retail / eCommerce Logistics / Fullfillment Have Become an
Increasingly Important Element in a Consumer’s Shopping Experience
Source: AGC Partners
• Logistics are Important Throughout the Purchase Funnel and the Issues
Can Be Complex
Issues to Consider
Checkout
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• In-Store Access to Broader Inventory Use of
Mobile POS Devices
• Shopping Cart Abandonment
• Ease of Online Checkout
Shipping
• Timing & Certainty of Timing
• Cost
• Reliability
• Out of Home Options
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• Policy including costs
• Ease of Use
• Online vs. Offline
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Customer Service
• Hours
• Knowledge of In-Store Associates
• Access to Live Person
• Access During Online Checkout
• Click to Call
Returns
33. 32
Source: Forrester Research, January 2014
Consumers Expect In-Store Sales Associates to Be Highly
Knowledgeable and Technically Equipped
34. 33
Source: Percolate, Harris Interactive Poll
Shipping Costs are Consumer’s #1 “Pet Peeve” in Their Online
Shopping Experience
U.S. Adult Responses to “Which of These are Among Your Biggest Online
Shopping Pet Peeves?”
35. 34
Consumers are Starting to Embrace “Next Generation” In-Store
Logistics Technologies and Capabilities
Source: UPS/comScore Whitepaper, June 2014
% of Polled Consumers Interested “Next Generation” Logistics
36% Electronic Receipts
32% In Store Kiosks to Order Out of Stock Items
30% Electronic Shelf Labels to Scan & Learn More About the
Product
25%
Ability to Purchase Items in a Window Display to Same Day
Delivery
24 % Mobile Checkout via Consumer’s Own Phone
24%
Touch Screen or Voice Activated Sign to Internet to Receive
Product Info, Make a Purchase or Order Delivery
22% POS Enabled - Roaming Sales Associates
21% In-Store Mobile Notifications
18%
Greeted by Name Upon Entering a Store Based on
Knowledge of Mobile Phone
17%
Have an In-Store Sales Associate Make Product
Recommendations Based on Knowledge of a Consumer’s
Past Purchases
36. 35
Consumers are also Getting More Interested In “Next Generation”
Online Technologies & Logistics
Source: UPS/comScore Whitepaper, June 2014
% of Polled Consumers
Interested
“Next Generation” Logistics
81% Free Shipping Options
63% Provide Estimated Delivery Date & Shipping Costs Early in
the Process (For Convenience)
62% Estimated or Guaranteed Delivery Date
54%
Having a Variety of Payment Options, like PayPal or Google
Checkout in Addition to a Credit Card
51% Remember Me – Save My Shopping Cart Items and Order
Information
51% Personal Login to Save Purchasing Preferences
50% Order History, So I Can See Everything I’ve Bought
43% Flat Rate Shipping Options
37% Ability to Select Delivery Location that is Convenient to Me
35% Expedited Shipping Options so I Can Get My Purchase
Faster
31% Show Me Other Items I Might be Interested In
37. 36
Shopping Cart Abandonment Remains a Big Issue in a Consumer’s
Online Shopping Experience
Source: UPS/comScore Whitepaper, June 2014
% of Consumers Polled
Who Had Abandoned
Shopping Carts Primary Reason for Abandoning Shopping Cart
58% Shipping Costs Made the Total Purchase Cost More Than Expected
57%
I Was not Ready to Purchase, But Wanted to Get an Idea of the Total Cost with Shipping for
Comparison Against Other Sites
55% I was not Ready to Purchase, Wanted to Save the Cart for Later
50% My Order Value Wasn’t Large Enough to Qualify for Free Shipping
37% Shipping and Handling Costs Were Listed too Late During the Checkout Process
28% I Didn’t Want to Register/Create Account Just to Make a Purchase
28% The Estimated Shipping Time was too Long for the Amount I Wanted to Pay
25% My Preferred Payment Option (i.e. Bank Transfer, Debit Card, PayPal, Google Checkout) was
not Offered
24% I Wanted to Complete the Purchase, but got Distracted and Forgot
23% The Checkout Process was too Long and/or Confusing
21% I Needed the Product Within a Certain Time Frame and not Enough Shipping Options were
Offered
20% I Decided to Pick it Up in Store
18% There was no Guaranteed or Estimated Delivery Date
17% I Couldn’t Remember my Username/Password and I Couldn’t Check-Out Without It
15% The Return Policy Was Not Clear
• 90% of Online Shoppers Have Abandoned a Shopping Cart Purchase
38. 37
There is a Fair Amount of Consumer Dissatisfaction Around Return
Policies
Source: UPS/comScore Whitepaper, June 2014
% of Consumers Polled
Who Have Returned
Products Reason for Return
63% I Had to Pay For Return Shipping
37% It Took too Long for Me to Receive Credit/Refund
36% I Had to Pay a Restocking Fee
32% I Could not Return to a Store
24% The Return Policy Was too Restrictive
23% I Had Trouble Getting the Returned Item to the Shipping
Company Specified by the Retailer
22% I Couldn’t Reach a Customer Service Representative for Help
21% I Could not Return it Via Mail Using the Carrier of my Choice
19% The Return Policy was Hard to Understand
18% I Couldn’t Find the Retailer’s Return Policy
17% I had to Fill out a Long Form
• Only 50% of Consumers are Satisfied with the Ease of Making a Return
and the Clarity of the Retailer’s Policies
39. 38
Key Elements Driving Future Successful Retail Experiences
Source: UPS/comScore Whitepaper, June 2014
The Next Section Outlines the Private and Public Company Universes and
the Recent IPO, M&A, and Private Placement Activities in the Key Content,
Technology, and Services Sectors Contributing to Successful Retail
Experiences.
• Content/Reviews/Comparison Shopping
• Data & Data Analytics
• eCommerce Platforms & Delivery
• Marketing Services
• Mobile
• Payments/Processing
• Promotions/Loyalty/Rewards
48. 47
Content/Comparison Shopping/Reviews
Private Company Universe
Private Content/Comparison Shopping/Reviews Companies
Source: Capital IQ, 451 Research
Company Revenue $ Raised ($M) Company Description
Loyalty
1. FiveStars ND $42.7 Operates a customer loyalty program
2. Cartera Commerce ND 29.8 Provides card-linked marketing solutions that increase revenue and customer loyalty for merchants, banks, card issuers, and loyalty programs
3. Belly ND 27.0 Operates a loyalty program
4. CrowdTwist ND 16.2 Operates a customer loyalty program
5. RewardsNOW ND 7.5 Provides enterprise loyalty programs for financial service providers
6. Givex ND NA Provides gift and loyalty card solutions
Promotions
1. LivingSocial ND $1,126.6 Provides a local marketplace to buy and share the best things to do in a city
2. Gilt Groupe ND 236.0 Operates an online flash sale site for men, women, girls, and boys
3. Cardlytics ND 167.0 Provides card-linked marketing services and operates an advertising platform
4. Beyond the Rack ND 106.5 Operates an online shopping club for women and men
5. EDO Interactive ND 73.5 Provides an easy way to personalize offers and make them automatically available through credit or debit cards and mobile devices
6. Prodege ND 61.0 Operates a daily deal site, discount e-commerce shop, and social rewards portal
7. CouponCabin ND 54.0 Provides online coupon codes, printables, and grocery coupons
8. Wanderful Media ND 50.5 Operates local shopping sites for discovery shopping
9. Affinity Solutions ND 42.3 Develops targeted marketing, rebate rewards, experiential benefits, and editorial content
10. Linkable Networks ND 37.5 Provides a platform that turns online, mobile, email, print, TV, and radio ads into linkable savings offers tied to a consumer’s credit or debit card
11. SavingStar ND 27.4 Provides a digital grocery eCoupon rewards service for customers to redeem at grocery and drug stores
12. ID.me ND 17.8 Provides a digital identity network
13. Next Jump ND 9.0 Provides Internet-based rewards and loyalty programs
14. Yipit ND 7.6 Collects, aggregates, and recommends online daily deals
15. Vertive ND 7.0 Publishes Websites that let consumers research, compare, and purchase products and services
16. Offermatic ND 5.3 Owns and operates an online automatic savings platform
17. Lifebooker ND 4.0 Provides online access to daily deals related to beauty, health, fitness, and lifestyle products and services
18. Intelligent Clearing Network ND 2.6 Electronically validates and clears paper and digital coupons, and other incentives for grocery, drug, and mass merchant retailers
19. Instream ND NA Offers marketing services for brands and retailers
20. RevTrax ND NA Owns and operates an omnichannel promotional platform
21. Catalina Marketing ND NA Delivers advertising messaging and promotions based on shopper purchase insights via mobile phones and devices
22. 8coupons ND NA Owns and operates a platform that offers daily deals on lifestyle services, food products, and meal vouchers
23. DealRadar ND NA Operates an online marketplace for local services
24. Inmar ND NA Operates intelligent commerce networks
25. Modnique ND NA Operates as an e-commerce retailer of apparel, jewelry, shoes, handbags, watches, accessories, kids and beauty products by organizing sale events
26. Slickdeals ND NA Owns and operates an online portal that enables shopping deal searching solutions
49. 48
Content/Comparison Shopping/Reviews
Summary M&A Transactions (2012 – 2014)
Sources: Company filings, CapIQ, and Wall Street research.
Precedent Transactions from 2012 to 2014
(a) Selection criteria based on size and publicly available information.
Date Announced Target Acquirer Implied EV ($M) EV / LTM Rev Target LTM Rev
1. 11/08/12 Kayak The Priceline Group $1,649 5.8x $283
2. 05/24/12 PowerReviews Bazaarvoice 147 12.4x 12
3. 07/17/14 Citrus Lane Care.com 58 6.4x 9
4. 04/08/14 PowerReviews Viewpoints 26 NM ND
5. 03/26/14 Simplexity Wal-Mart 10 NM ND
6. 12/19/13 FanSnap SeatGeek ND NM ND
7. 02/19/14 Connexity Shopzilla (nka:Connexity) ND NM ND
8. 04/07/14 8thBridge Fluid ND NM ND
9. 01/06/14 Ador LightInTheBox ND NM ND
10. 12/04/14 Become Connexity ND NM ND
11. 01/22/14 BuyerZone.com Purch ND NM ND
12. 09/24/13 fiveby tv StumbleUpon ND NM ND
13. 11/07/12 Retrevo Shopzilla (nka:Connexity) ND NM ND
14. 05/20/13 Seamless GrubHub ND NM ND
15. 09/03/14 ShopIgniter Mixpo ND NM ND
16. 07/11/13 Zappli Shopzilla (nka:Connexity) ND NM ND
50. 49
Content/Comparison Shopping/Reviews
Largest Private Company Financings (2012 – 2014)
Financings >=$10M from 2012 to 2014
Source: Capital IQ, 451 Research
Date Announced Target
Transaction Value
($M) Investors
1. 10/31/13 DealerRater 25.0 Great Hill Partners
2. 07/21/14 Intent Media 22.7 Insight Venture Partners; Matrix Partners; Redpoint Ventures
3. 05/06/14 AM Marketplaces 15.0 Lightspeed Venture Partners; Matrix Partners India; Tiger Global Management
4. 11/07/13 OnRamp 12.0 Drive Capital
64. 63
Mobile
Private Company Universe
Private Mobile Companies
Source: Capital IQ, 451 Research
Company Revenue $ Raised ($M) Company Description
Location Based
1. Foursquare ND $199.4 Provides a location based social network
2. Verve Wireless ND 35.5 Operates a location-based advertising platform that connects mobile ads with in-store sales
3. PlaceIQ ND 27.8 Provides location intelligence services that enable advertisers to reach mobile brand audiences for marketing activities
4. Swirl ND 14.0 Operates an in-store mobile marketing platform
5. Gravy ND 10.4 Empowers brands and businesses to know and act on their consumers' local offline experiential behavior
6. Aisle411 ND 9.7 Operates a mobile retail navigation and social shopping platform
7. Placecast ND 8.0 Provides an opt-in marketing service via mobile devices
8. Point Inside ND 4.7 Enables brick and mortar retailers to engage with mobile customers along their purchase path
9. ShopSavvy ND 7.8 Provides mobile applications for shoppers to scan the items they are shopping for
10. ScoutMob ND 8.6 Provides mobile deals for local curious customers
11. Shopular ND 6.4 Designs and develops a location based mobile shopping application which tracks deals for shopping
12. 3GVision ND NA Provides mobile barcode reading solutions and image processing technologies
Payments
1. Square ND $590.5 Operates as a merchant services aggregator and mobile payments company
2. Revel Systems ND 138.8 Offers iPad POS services
3. Credorax ND 80.0 Provides online payment processing, credit card acquiring, and fraud protection services
4. Paydiant ND 49.8 Operates a mobile payment platform
5. ShopKeep POS ND 37.2 Provides a cloud-based iPad POS or checkout system for retailers
6. Coin ND 15.5 Offers a connected device that stores multiple accounts and information of swipeable cards in one place
7. CARDFREE ND 10.0 Provides a mobile payment platform
8. Plastc ND NA Provides a full-featured and secure payment device
9. Level Up ND 21.3 Offers a QR code pay-by-phone application for consumers and a terminal system for merchants
10. Mad Mobile ND NA Provides mCommerce and enterprise mobile solutions
Software/Solutions
1. Deem ND $50.0 Provides Commerce-as-a-Service (CaaS) to customers, merchants, and partners
2. Netbiscuits ND 27.0 Operates a cloud platform for development and delivery of web apps
3. Branding Brand ND 18.2 Powers mobile commerce sites and apps
4. Helpshift ND 13.3 Offers a mobile customer service platform
5. Starmount ND 13.0 Provides in-store mobile software for retailers
6. Boxed ND 8.0 Operates a mobile-commerce platform that offers the discounts of warehouse club shopping
6. Jello Labs ND 7.5 Develops mobile commerce applications
7. GPShopper ND NA Integrated mobile commerce platform for retailers and brands
2. Scanbuy ND NA Develops cloud-based mobile connection and QR code scanning software solutions
65. 64
Mobile
Summary M&A Transactions (2012 – 2014)
Sources: Company filings, CapIQ, and Wall Street research.
Precedent Transactions from 2012 to 2014
(a) Selection criteria based on size and publicly available information.
Date Announced Target Acquirer Implied EV ($M) EV / LTM Rev Target LTM Rev
1. 09/27/14 shopkick SK Planet $200 7.6x $26
2. 01/31/13 mFoundry Fidelity National Information 147 NM ND
3. 03/25/14 KnowledgePath Solutions Digital Management 22 1.5x 15
4. 01/10/13 Retail Anywhere NetSuite 6 NM ND
5. 01/24/12 eCommLink Green Dot Corporation 3 NM ND
6. 05/06/14 30 Second Software Phunware ND NM ND
7. 04/10/12 AisleBuyer Intuit ND NM ND
8. 02/26/14 BookFresh Square ND NM ND
9. 08/04/14 Caviar Square ND NM ND
10. 05/29/14 Deem Hony Capital ND NM ND
11. 12/11/13 Evenly Square ND NM ND
12. 02/28/12 MoreMagic Solutions Oberthur Technologies ND NM ND
13. 10/23/12 Quofore International AFS Technologies ND NM ND
14. 02/27/12 ROAM Data Ingenico ND NM ND
15. 12/03/13 Viewfinder Square ND NM ND
66. 65
Mobile
Largest Private Company Financings (2012 – 2014)
Financings >=$10M from 2012 to 2014
Source: Capital IQ, 451 Research
Date Announced Target
Transaction Value
($M) Investors
1. 07/24/12 Square $200.0 Starbucks Corporation; Rizvi Traverse Management; Citi Ventures
2. 09/12/14 Square 150.0 GIC; Rizvi Traverse Management; Goldman Sachs
3. 12/04/13 Foursquare Labs 77.1 Draper Fisher Jurvetson; The Capital Group Companies; Draper Fisher Jurvetson Growth; Microsoft Ventures
4. 09/19/13 Deem 70.3 ND
5. 05/29/14 Deem 50.0 Hony Capital; PointGuard Ventures
6. 04/11/13 Foursquare Labs 41.0 Union Square Ventures; Spark Capital Partners; O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures; Andreessen Horowitz
7. 04/24/14 ShopKeep POS 25.0 Canaan Partners; Contour Venture Partners; Thayer Street Partners; Tribeca Venture Partners
8. 06/19/14 InfoScout 16.0 Bain Capital Ventures; Horizon Partners; MHS Capital
9. 08/26/13 Paydiant 15.2 North Bridge; General Catalyst Partners
10. 02/10/14 PlaceIQ 15.0 Iris Capital; U.S. Venture Partners; Valhalla Partners; Harmony Partners, IA Ventures
11. 12/20/13 Paydiant 15.0 West Capital Advisors, LLC
12. 02/28/12 Verve Wireless 14.0 BlueRun Ventures; Nokia Growth
13. 04/28/14 Caviar 13.0 Tiger Global, MIX Greens
14. 12/10/13 Starmount 13.0 Kayne Anderson
15. 06/22/12 Paydiant 12.0 North Bridge; General Catalyst Partners
16. 09/11/13 Branding Brand 10.5 Insight Venture Partners; eBay Enterprise; Lead Edge Capital; CrunchFund
17. 06/24/14 Helpshift 10.0 Intel Capital; Nexus Venture Partners; True Ventures; Visionnaire Ventures
18. 10/26/12 Cardfree 10.0 Snapfinger; Restaurant Sciences
72. 71
Promotions/Loyalty/Rewards
Private Company Universe
Private Promotions/Loyalty/Rewards Companies
Source: Capital IQ, 451 Research
Company Revenue $ Raised ($M) Company Description
Loyalty
1. FiveStars ND $42.7 Operates a customer loyalty program
2. Cartera Commerce ND 29.8 Provides card-linked marketing solutions that increase revenue and customer loyalty for merchants, banks, card issuers, and loyalty programs
3. Belly ND 27.0 Operates a loyalty program
4. CrowdTwist ND 16.2 Operates a customer loyalty program
5. RewardsNOW ND 7.5 Provides enterprise loyalty programs for financial service providers
6. Givex ND NA Provides gift and loyalty card solutions
Promotions
1. LivingSocial ND $1,126.6 Provides a local marketplace to buy and share the best things to do in a city
2. Gilt Groupe ND 236.0 Operates an online flash sale site for men, women, girls, and boys
3. Cardlytics ND 167.0 Provides card-linked marketing services and operates an advertising platform
4. Beyond the Rack ND 106.5 Operates an online shopping club for women and men
5. EDO Interactive ND 73.5 Provides an easy way to personalize offers and make them automatically available through credit or debit cards and mobile devices
6. Prodege ND 61.0 Operates a daily deal site, discount e-commerce shop, and social rewards portal
7. CouponCabin ND 54.0 Provides online coupon codes, printables, and grocery coupons
8. Wanderful Media ND 50.5 Operates local shopping sites for discovery shopping
9. Affinity Solutions ND 42.3 Develops targeted marketing, rebate rewards, experiential benefits, and editorial content
10. Linkable Networks ND 37.5 Provides a platform that turns online, mobile, email, print, TV, and radio ads into linkable savings offers tied to a consumer’s credit or debit card
11. SavingStar ND 27.4 Provides a digital grocery eCoupon rewards service for customers to redeem at grocery and drug stores
12. ID.me ND 17.8 Provides a digital identity network
13. Next Jump ND 9.0 Provides Internet-based rewards and loyalty programs
14. Yipit ND 7.6 Collects, aggregates, and recommends online daily deals
15. Vertive ND 7.0 Publishes Websites that let consumers research, compare, and purchase products and services
16. Offermatic ND 5.3 Owns and operates an online automatic savings platform
17. Lifebooker ND 4.0 Provides online access to daily deals related to beauty, health, fitness, and lifestyle products and services
18. Intelligent Clearing Network ND 2.6 Electronically validates and clears paper and digital coupons, and other incentives for grocery, drug, and mass merchant retailers
19. Instream ND NA Offers marketing services for brands and retailers
20. RevTrax ND NA Owns and operates an omnichannel promotional platform
21. Catalina Marketing ND NA Delivers advertising messaging and promotions based on shopper purchase insights via mobile phones and devices
22. 8coupons ND NA Owns and operates a platform that offers daily deals on lifestyle services, food products, and meal vouchers
23. DealRadar ND NA Operates an online marketplace for local services
24. Inmar ND NA Operates intelligent commerce networks
25. Modnique ND NA Operates as an e-commerce retailer of apparel, jewelry, shoes, handbags, watches, accessories, kids and beauty products by organizing sale events
26. Slickdeals ND NA Owns and operates an online portal that enables shopping deal searching solutions
73. 72
Promotions/Loyalty/Rewards
Summary M&A Transactions (2012 – 2014)
Sources: Company filings, CapIQ, and Wall Street research.
Precedent Transactions from 2012 to 2014
(a) Selection criteria based on size and publicly available information.
Date Announced Target Acquirer Implied EV ($M) EV / LTM Rev Target LTM Rev
1. 12/18/13 Valassis Communications Harland Clarke $1,839 0.9x $2,047
2. 09/09/14 Ebates Performance Marketing Rakuten 1,000 6.0x 167
3. 06/21/12 Savings.com Valpak Direct Marketing Systems 100 NM ND
4. 07/04/13 ABCYNE RetailMeNot 20 NM ND
5. 03/21/13 Entertainment Publications HSP Group 18 0.2x 95
6. 11/05/13 YSL Ventures RetailMeNot 18 NM ND
7. 03/12/13 Actiepagina RetailMeNot 3 NM ND
8. 11/03/14 Hopster Inmar ND NM ND
9. 10/21/14 Real Valuable Corporation Wanderful Media ND NM ND
10. 10/20/14 Perkla ID.me ND NM ND
11. 09/03/14 Millennium Process Coupon Inmar ND NM ND
12. 07/31/14 SodaHead Prodege ND NM ND
13. 04/15/14 Pickie RetailMeNot ND NM ND
14. 01/06/14 Inmar ABRY Partners ND NM ND
15. 06/14/13 Spotivate Plum District. ND NM ND
16. 11/13/12 The Associated Press, iCircular Business Unit Wanderful Media ND NM ND
17. 09/24/12 VillageVines Groupon ND NM ND
18. 05/14/12 SARL Miwim RetailMeNot ND NM ND
19. 08/17/13 ShopRunner Alibaba ND NM ND
20. 12/20/12 Bloomspot Chase Bank ND NM ND
21. 09/05/14 Cellfire Catalina Marketing Corporation ND NM ND
22. 03/03/14 Catalina Marketing Corporation Berkshire Partners ND NM ND
23. 01/27/14 ProLogic Redemption Solutions NCH Marketing Services ND NM ND
24. 02/11/14 YOU Technology Brand Services The Kroger Company ND NM ND
25. 08/21/12 ePrize Catterton Partners ND NM ND
74. 73
Promotions/Loyalty/Rewards
Largest Private Company Financings (2012 – 2014)
Precedent Transactions from 2012 to 2014
Source: Capital IQ, 451 Research
Date Announced Target
Transaction Value
($M) Investors
1. 02/19/13 LivingSocial $110.0 Amazon.com; Revolution Growth
2. 10/29/14 Cardlytics 70.0 Discovery
3. 04/30/14 Prodege 61.0 Technology Crossover Ventures
4. 05/13/14 Swagbucks 60.0 Technology Crossover Ventures
5. 11/08/12 YourCityDeals 50.0 ND
6. 05/17/13 Cardlytics 40.0 ND
7. 08/07/12 FreeMonee 34.0 Opus Capital; Pinnacle Ventures; Redpoint Ventures; Sutter Hill Ventures; The Contrarian Group
8. 09/16/14 FiveStars 26.0 Menlo Ventures; DCM; Rogers Communications; Lightspeed Venture Partners
9. 11/26/13 Beyond the Rack 24.0 BDC Venture Capital; Highland Capital Partners; iNovia Capital; Investissement Quebec; Iris Capital; Panorama Capital; Tandem
10. 06/10/13 Affinity Solutions 21.0 Chestnut Hill Ventures
11. 10/15/14 Linkable Networks 20.0 ND
12. 05/15/14 Swipely 20.0 Index Ventures; Shasta Ventures; First Round Capital; Pritzker Group Venture Capital
13. 04/28/14 Wanderful Media 14.5
E. W. Scripps; Gannett; New Media; Graham; Hearst; Lee; The McClatchy Company, MediaNews Group; Cox Media Group; Advance Digital; A. H.
Belo
14. 08/02/12 FiveStars 13.9 DCM; Lightspeed Venture Partners
15. 06/05/12 Cartera Commerce 12.2 Comvest Partners; Dace Ventures; Flybridge Capital Partners; LBO Enterprises; The Venture Capital Fund of New England
16. 08/15/13 Belly 12.1 New Enterprise Associates; Cisco Investments; DAG Ventures; Andreessen Horowitz; Lightbank; 7 Ventures
17. 04/24/12 Belly 12.0 Andreessen Horowitz
18. 05/10/13 Swipely 12.0 Index Ventures; Shasta Ventures; First Round Capital; Greylock Partners
19. 02/27/14 ID.me 11.4 United Services Automobile Association; Silicon Valley Bank; K Street Capital; Blu Venture; BoxGroup
20. 09/13/12 edo interactive 16.0 Baird Venture Partners; VantagePoint Capital Partners