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A surprising deal last week from Starbucks (SBUX -0.3%) in which consumers could buy $10 worth...

  • Monday, September 10, 2012, 10:59 AM ET
    A surprising deal last week from Starbucks (SBUX -0.3%) in which consumers could buy $10 worth of coffee products for $5 on LivingSocial looked like a bit of a loss leader designed to bring in a flood of traffic. However, the surprising part of what now marks the largest daily deal ever sold on either LivingSocial or rival Groupon (GRPN 0.0%) is that LivingSocial fully subsidized it while Starbucks coolly brought in the full $15M in gift card revenue.
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  • How does LivingSocial make money on this deal?
    10 Sep 2012, 11:04 AM Reply Like
  • With volume! ;-)

    I'm having flashbacks of "it's all about the eyeballs!"
    10 Sep 2012, 12:11 PM Reply Like
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