With an average of ten sales gracing the site daily (plus special events) and thousands of sample items streaming through the office each week (all in need of photographs) ideeli is also one of the top employers of models in New York City.

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We obtained responses from a diverse sample of 973 American consumers, of which approximately two-thirds were daily-deal shoppers.

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This informal sample suggests that restaurants ought to invest in the data needed to analyze whether daily deals are a worthwhile way to market themselves.

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Non-State-owned enterprises contributed more than 90% of the sample, and more than 70% of the companies surveyed operate in the manufacturing sector, China Daily reported.

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