Groupon's Uncertain Future: Lease Terminations and Weak Earnings.
Groupon, the Chicago-based online marketplace, issued a "going concern" warning during a weak Q1 earnings report, indicating the company could be insolvent within a year. The company also disclosed it was terminating the lease at its massive River North headquarters two years early. Groupon had a net loss of $29 million in Q1 and about $164 million in cash left as of March 31. The company has been downsizing and retooling amid declining revenues, with two rounds of layoffs eliminating a total of 1,000 positions. The new CEO outlined an eight-point transformation strategy to turn the company around.