Groupon Reveals Most Pampered City in America

In Honor of Beauty Week, Groupon (GRPN) (http://www.groupon.com) set out to find the most pampered cities in America. To determine the winner, Groupon ranked 150 cities based on how much residents have spent so far this year on pampering Groupon deals, including haircuts and coloring, nails, facials, teeth whitening and tanning. The internal study evaluated cities in those categories on a purchases per subscriber basis. And the "Most Pampered City in America" is: Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Green Bay put up strong results in purchases of nail deals (No. 16) and had stellar performances in hair (No. 2) and facials (No. 1), making it the undisputed champion and "Most Pampered City in America."

Rounding out Groupon's top ten "Most Pampered Cities in America" are:

2. White Plains, New York
3. Cleveland, Ohio
4. Austin, Texas
5. Santa Barbara, California
6. Stamford, Connecticut
7. Charlotte, North Carolina
8. Mobile, Alabama
9. Bergen, New Jersey
10. Omaha, Nebraska

In addition to the "Most Pampered Cities in America," Groupon also ranked cities in a variety of health, beauty and wellness categories. Santa Barbara had the most massages, making it the "Most Relaxed City." Coming in at No. 2 in this category was Palm Beach, Florida. Honolulu, Hawaii and Daytona Beach, Florida were also in the top 10.

Seattle, Washington finished No. 1 in waxing, making it the "Most Likely to Wear a Bikini in the Rain." Seattle also came in at No. 6 in sugaring deals and landed in the top 10 in the categories of sauna, infrared sauna and float tank sessions.

Washington, D.C. was the overwhelming leader in purchases (per subscriber) of day passes for spas. The next closest city in the ranking was Nashville, Tennessee, which spent less than one-third of what Washingtonians did on spa deals.

The cities of Bridgeport, Stamford and Norwalk in Connecticut had the most wrinkle injection and face-lift deals purchased per subscriber. Those cities also landed in the top five cities for facials and photofacials.

ADDITIONAL RANKINGS

The following cities ranked No. 1 in these respective categories:

• Baton Rouge, Louisiana Teeth Whitening
• Charleston, South Carolina B12 Injections
• Columbus, Georgia Colon Hydrotherapy
• Dallas, Texas Steam Bath
• Daytona Beach, Florida Spider-Vein Removal
• Denver, Colorado Weight-Loss Program
• Detroit, Michigan Feathering / Extensions
• Eugene, Oregon Infrared Sauna
• Fort Worth, Texas Cryotherapy
• Greenville, South Carolina Salt Cave
• Jacksonville, Florida Reiki Session
• Las Vegas, Nevada Hangover IV Therapy
• Long Island, New York Updo
• Orange County, California Beauty School
• Phoenix, Arizona Blow-Dry
• Sacramento, California Permanent Makeup
• San Francisco, California Juice Cleanse
• Santa Barbara, California Hair Restoration
• Shreveport, Louisiana Tanning; Fat / Cellulite Reduction Procedure

Groupon's Beauty Week offers subscribers across America a chance win a luxurious day of pampering as well. Groupon's resident health, beauty and wellness expert, Favin the Beauty Maven is hosting a sweepstakes* to win a trip for two to New York City, complete with airfare, hotel accommodations, meals and a day of treatments at Asanda AVEDA Spa Lounge. Subscribers can go to Favin's Facebook page to enter the sweepstakes.

About Groupon

Groupon (GRPN) is a global leader of local commerce and the place you start when you want to buy just about anything, anytime, anywhere. By leveraging the company's global relationships and scale, Groupon offers consumers a vast marketplace of unbeatable deals all over the world. Shoppers discover the best a city has to offer on the web or on mobile with Groupon Local, enjoy vacations with Groupon Getaways, and find a curated selection of electronics, fashion, home furnishings and more with Groupon Goods.

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