Living Social’s U.S. local business is about 1/3rd our size in revenue (and smaller in GP) and has
shrunk relative to us in the last several months. This, in part, appears to be driving them toward
short-sighted tactics to buy revenue, like buying gift certificates from national retailers at full price
and then paying out of their own pocket to give the appearance of a 50% off deal. Our marketing
team has tested this tactic enough to know that it’s generally a bad idea, and not a profitable form
of customer acquisition.