In the world of e-commerce, discount code websites such as Discoup are an essential tool for saving more money: here’s why.
Especially during the COVID-19 pandemic but also in the years that followed, e-commerce has seen a considerable boom thanks to the speed and convenience of deliveries, the comfort of shopping from home and very competitive online prices. The Office for National Statistics data show that the Internet sales as a percentage of total retail sales ratio went up from peaks of 21-23% (before COVID-19) to 29-33% (after COVID-19). The growth that was affecting all sectors got its spike during the pandemic, of course, but then evolved and it is now quite steady even though we are living in a complex and constantly evolving geopolitical and economical context.
That is why the new market standard for each type of product also requires the support of companies that share the best offers of the moment, in order to simplify the shopping experience for every citizen and keep up the e-commerce and m-commerce growth. This is where Discoup.com comes in, an Italian discount code website that was founded in 2013 under another name: “Più Codici Sconto”. It was only later, in 2020, that the rebranding took place following the opening of other branches of the portal for the international market, including the UK.
Nowadays, whatever the territory and market, Discoup.com continues to establish itself as one of the most popular, growing and reliable discount code websites, thanks to the manual verification of discount codes and user-friendly approaches.
What is Discoup.com and what does it offer
To understand why Discoup.com is rapidly growing in Italy and in the UK, you need to see how the company works and what it offers to every consumer. The site acts as an aggregator of verified discounts and coupons that can be used at hundreds of online stores and renowned brands. From Amazon and SHEIN, to Sky and Tesco, Discoup includes all the best promotions and updates them regularly. This way, thanks also to its practical interface, it allows all users to never miss any relevant offer.
This applies in Italy, but also abroad. In fact, from 2022 onwards, the platform has also reached other markets: the United Kingdom, the United States, Spain, France and Germany. By expanding the number of locations reached, the company is able to offer many more deals on the site for an increasing number of brands. To do this, it reaches agreements with partner companies from all over the world and with affiliate networks.
By maintaining these commercial relationships, i.e. by guaranteeing high standards of quality and reliability of service, Discoup.com continues to attract customers and retain their loyalty. To do so, the company makes sure to update promotions and discount vouchers on a daily basis, while even providing some exclusive ones. Looking specifically at the UK branch, Discoup.com does this for over 600 different brands, keeping up with their Sale events and coupons to grant any possible chance to save money on thousands of different products and services.
The state of the international digital discount codes market
For years, Discoup.com has played a fundamental role in Italy in facilitating user access to promotional offers, significantly improving their purchasing power. This mission is shared with other sites such as RetailMeNot, Honey and Groupon, based on an affiliate model that allows platforms to generate revenue through commissions paid by brands, for each transaction made while using coupons.
This business model is becoming very popular worldwide, with the United States being the true benchmark. The 2025 Digital Coupon Market analysis by Snipp clearly shows that the appetite for savings is leading an increasingly large user base to use discount code sites and digital coupon mobile apps for thousands of online and retail stores in the US. From 2023 to 2024, there was an increase in market value to $8.7 billion and a 35% increase in coupon use over the last 5 years. What’s more, 83% of consumers believe that vouchers really make a difference in their purchasing behaviour.
How about the United Kingdom? The 2024 Savi Shopper Survey found out that almost 3 out of 4 consumers are willing to try new products or brands if they can use a coupon to spend less. Likewise, 3 out of 5 shoppers would consider switching supermarket to redeem vouchers. Interestingly enough, while there is a resurgence in in-store shopping, returning to pre-pandemic levels, there is also a rising demand for coupons.
Likewise, the Opia 2025 Voucher Stats & Trends insight tells us that 83% of consumers state that vouchers influence their buying behaviour, making them spend around 24% more than when they cannot use any coupon. This proves that digital coupons are useful to both buyers and sellers: while they encourage additional spending and brand loyalty, they also lead to average savings of £1,200 per year.
Why the digital coupon market can grow even more, according to Discoup
Given the opportunities offered by the British market, where there is still significant room for growth, Discoup is gaining experience worldwide through its different branches precisely in order to contribute to this growth. This is achieved by focusing primarily on the user experience, which has been optimized on both the website and the app.
Andrea Boffo, Founder & CEO of Discoup, explains it in more detail: “Expanding our horizons beyond this market is necessary to bring innovation to it, both from a commercial point of view and in terms of the tools available to consumers. It is a slow and calculated process that we have been applying for years at Discoup and which is gradually bearing fruit”.
However, we cannot fail to consider the use of latest-generation technologies such as artificial intelligence. According to Alberto Reghelin, Founder, Vice President & Board Member of Discoup, “AI will become an essential tool in the future. It is a powerful driver of innovation that does not hide both its risks and its merits. Using it cautiously is already becoming a necessity rather than an option, in order to better understand its strength and versatility, including in the digital coupon sector, to make these tools easier and faster to find and use online and in retail stores”.
Future prospects and challenges of digitalisation
With the evolution of e-commerce and technology, a certain skill is also required to correctly guide consumers through the purchasing process with a discount code. In fact, as demonstrated by the Savi survey mentioned above, in the United Kingdom it is mainly the younger demographic who is using digital coupons, while the older generation is showing less enthusiasm and still using paper coupons in-stores rather than the digital ones online.
With this in mind, Discoup pays close attention to the average user with ad hoc guides for activating coupons and offers in each store, a constantly updated Android and iOS app, and much more. To meet the challenges of digitalization, this and much more is needed, as Andrea Boffo observes: “We need to build a relationship of trust with all users so that the world of online discount codes can be truly useful. Discoup is a platform that is continuously updated to simplify the user experience for everyone, even those who are not tech-savvy. It is precisely these updates that represent the challenge of the present and the future, with the aim of always offering convenient and accessible savings opportunities”.
