Groupon has laid off 900 employees across 2 rounds since 2022.
900
Total Laid Off
2
Rounds
E-commerce
Industry
May 2026
Most Recent
May 21, 2026
400 employees(24% of workforce)
Groupon announced up to 400 job cuts — nearly a quarter of its workforce — under 'Project Foundry,' an AI-native pivot deploying AI voice agents to replace the human merchant-outreach sales calls that have anchored its business since 2008. It booked $7–13M in severance to unlock $20–25M in annual savings and raised its 2026 EBITDA guidance.
August 9, 2022
500 employees(15% of workforce)
Groupon slashed 15% of its employees as the daily deals company struggled to stay relevant in the post-pandemic economy.