Should we be mentioning AmazonLocal in the same list of erstwhile “Groupon killers” as Facebook Deals, Google Offers, AT&T offers and others? As the online retail giant launches its 30th local site -- starting in Boise in June and now…
When Amazon made its deal to invest $175 million in LivingSocial, it wasn’t entirely clear how Amazon played in the local deal space. Sure, Amazon has its own non-local deals. And it owns Dallas-based Woot, a product-based deals provider. Still,…
Fresh in the wake of reports that Google will spend at least $5.3 billion on Groupon, LivingSocial -- the Avis of deal a day -- has announced a $175 million investment from Amazon. It simultaneously announced an additional $8 million…