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LivingSocial and Groupon Launch Deals for Nonprofits

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on November 18, 2011 at 9:18 am PT

Groupon has partnered with Feeding America today to promote its Groupon Now service, which offers deals that can be redeemed immediately. Today, lunches at all restaurants participating in Groupon Now will be $1, with a portion of the proceeds going to providing free meals to those in need. Separately, LivingSocial is raising $2 million in toys for the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. For every $5 donation, Toys “R” Us, Hasbro and other partners will match the gift.

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Google Wallet Merchants Kick Off Mobile Payments With Discounts

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on October 17, 2011 at 5:34 pm PT

Many of the major retailers that were expected to roll out Google’s mobile payments service have gone live today, with an additional benefit for early adopters: Steep discounts. The Google Wallet is now available at American Eagle Outfitters, the Container Store, Foot Locker, Guess, Jamba Juice, Macy’s, OfficeMax and Toys“R”Us, according to a Google blog post. As part of the launch, some of the stores are offering 10 to 15 percent off purchases.

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Amazon’s Diapers.com Subsidiary Spawns New Toy Site

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on September 20, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Quidsi, parent company of Diapers.com, Soap.com, BeautyBar.com and Wag.com, is launching a toy-focused vertical today called YoYo.com. The store, which will have about as many toys as a big-box retailer, is part of the company’s strategy to offer niches that sell everyday items with a unified checkout system. YoYo will have 20,000 toys, books and video games at launch, and will have free shipping for orders of $49 or more; or $39, if an order spans more than one site.