Here we are less than two weeks into the New Year and the daily deals industry continues to show signs that 2012 may be the year that we see many deal providers throwing in the towel or at least making some significant cutbacks. The Boston Globe reports that Rue La La, a members-only flash sales site that launched in 2008, laid off 65 of its 550 employees on Thursday and will be outsourcing its sales force with an as yet unnamed company.

Sink your teeth into multiple deals per day

BiteDownDeals is at it again. On January 9^th, the first daily dealer dedicated exclusively to dental professionals began offering multiple daily deals at unbelievable prices. BiteDownDeals wants to be the ‘go to’ site when dental offices need to purchase their dental supplies. The original platform of deals lasting 24 hours (or until sold out) remains intact. An added feature allows customers several deals per day to choose from.

Aggregators make finding relevant daily deals easier. Some even let you personalize the content that shows up in your inbox; But what happens when you KNOW what kind of deal you want, but don’t want to wait for it to show up in the X number of deal sites you subscribe to?

As the popularity of group buying grows, so do the number of industries participating.

Toronto-based Dealfind is the number three ranked group buying site in North America according to our Power Rankings here at Daily Deal Media, and the powers that be at Dealfind announced today that they’ve brought on a new executive team member.  Jason Redman, formerly of SiruisXM Canada, has joined the team as Chief Financial Officer.