Subscription commerce is more than just meal kits and monthly razor shipments. Increasingly, tech companies are also jumping into the fray. Digital entertainment has become a cornerstone of subscription commerce — perhaps even more so than goods and products. Facebook has been testing a subscription...
Streaming video services have taken the home entertainment industry by storm over the last 10 years. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) reported last year that, for the first time, there were more streaming subscribers worldwide than there were cable subscribers — 613.3 million...
Americans are eager carnivores, with more than 54.3 billion pounds of beef and pork expected to be produced (and presumably consumed) this year alone. Meat subscription service Butcherbox has sought to cater to this demand, but faced several challenges, including affiliate fraud and subscriber churn....
Subscription-based businesses have become all but ubiquitous over the past few years. Customers can have anything from razors to clothing to toys delivered to their front steps, and they can stream almost any piece of media imaginable, all for a monthly fee. The market seems...
After over two years of speculation — and a fair number of predictions of imminent doom — it seems MoviePass has finally, actually come to its last reel. MoviePass is the service that came to prominence with its too-good-to-be-true offer of a $9.99 monthly fee...
In one respect, it’s the semi-forgotten part of the school days — the school lunch. Backpacks might be full of books, notes and homework in the morning, but the often frenzied life of a family can mean that lunches are left behind, or that parents...
Activist investors are closing in on Groupon as its stock plummeted to less than $3 a share, and its chief financial officer, Michael Randolfi, resigned, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday (Sept. 2). At the time of its initial public offering in 2011, Groupon was...
Friction is a commerce-killer in all types of businesses, but the risk is especially elevated when it comes to subscriptions and recurring payments, among the hottest areas of the global digital economy. Also, the risk of introducing unnecessary friction into such transactions increases whenever new...
The subscription commerce model holds appeal for companies, especially considering Amazon keeps growing Prime Members for a reliable stream of revenue. Vehicle subscription services are burgeoning and Uber got into the game last month with Uber Pass. Is there room for new entrants? According to...
