Not a set of mystical entities.

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But in its submission to regulators, GS1 has proposed a broader set of identifiers than simply legal entities.

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Online discount purveyors are different from those who receive set fees in their interactions with licensed entities (such as a newspaper that runs liquor store ads or landlord of a bar) because deal site income is directly related to how many deals are sold.

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