Products Requiring Pre-Approval

Special Brand/Category Deals

Some products require pre-approval before they can go Live on our portal.

Products may fall into this category for a variety of reasons. These deals cannot be sold on Goods Marketplace unless the merchant/deal clears our application process.

Restricted categories: these are entire categories of products, such as Diamonds or Gaming. Merchants need the approval to sell any product that falls within those categories.
Restricted brands: these are High-End brands (makes or manufacturers), that third-party merchant are restricted from selling on Goods Marketplace.
Restricted products: these are narrow product types, such as children’s toys containing lasers, that merchants need the approval to sell.

Special Brand/Category Approval

If you would like to list restricted brands or products, please reach out to your buyer to review this requests. Additional documentation to verify your authorization to list these products may be requested.

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Metric	Description	Score	Goal
Overall Performance	Overall Scorecard Health		100%
Tracking Uploaded On-Time Rate	The rate at which orders receive a tracking number upload from the merchant within 2 business days of the order being placed.		>98%
Tracking Movement On-Time Rate	The rate at which an order's tracking number shows movement on the carrier's website within 3 business days of the order being placed.		>97%
Cycle Time	Average time elapsed between the date an order is placed, and the date that order is marked delivered.	Days	<6 Days
Customer to Merchant On-Time Response Rate	The rate at which tickets and messages created by customers receive a response within 1 business day.		>95%
Cancellation Rate	The rate at which orders placed are then cancelled by the merchant prior to tracking upload.		<0.5%
Return Rate	The rate at which successfully placed orders are returned/refunded after tracking has been uploaded.		<0.5%
Customer to Groupon Contact Rate	The rate at which orders received by the merchant result in customers contacting Groupon Customer Service.		<1.4%
Customer to Merchant Contact Rate	The rate at which orders received by the merchant result in customers opening a ticket to contact the merchant directly.		<3.6%
Customer Satisfaction Score	The rate of customers indicating satisfaction with their merchant’s customer service following a ticket being marked “Solved”.		>70%

Metric

Description

Score

Goal

Overall Performance

Overall Scorecard Health

100%

Tracking Uploaded On-Time Rate

The rate at which orders receive a tracking number upload from the merchant within 2 business days of the order being placed.

>98%

Tracking Movement On-Time Rate

The rate at which an order's tracking number shows movement on the carrier's website within 3 business days of the order being placed.

>97%

Cycle Time

Average time elapsed between the date an order is placed, and the date that order is marked delivered.

Days

<6 Days

Customer to Merchant On-Time Response Rate

The rate at which tickets and messages created by customers receive a response within 1 business day.

>95%

Cancellation Rate

The rate at which orders placed are then cancelled by the merchant prior to tracking upload.

<0.5%

Return Rate

The rate at which successfully placed orders are returned/refunded after tracking has been uploaded.

<0.5%

Customer to Groupon Contact Rate

The rate at which orders received by the merchant result in customers contacting Groupon Customer Service.

<1.4%

Customer to Merchant Contact Rate

The rate at which orders received by the merchant result in customers opening a ticket to contact the merchant directly.

<3.6%

Customer Satisfaction Score

The rate of customers indicating satisfaction with their merchant’s customer service following a ticket being marked “Solved”.

>70%

Products Requiring Pre-Approval

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