** Shares of daily deals platform Groupon GRPN.O up ~4.5%
at $8.30 in extended trading
** Co posts Q2 net loss/shr of 41 cents vs $3.04 last year
** "Though we continue to expect year-over-year revenue
declines throughout 2023, we began to see improvements in the
rate of decline during the second quarter, earlier than
anticipated" - Interim CEO Dusan Senkypl
** Rev in the quarter falls nearly 16% to $129.1 mln
** As of last close, GRPN down ~7.5% YTD
(Reporting by Manya Saini in Bengaluru)
((Manya.Saini@thomsonreuters.com))