It was supposed to be a compelling option for consumers in the connected economy, but the subscription model for automobiles is hitting some speed bumps as BMW and Audi are pulling back on their programs. BMW announced last week that it is pulling the plug...
At a time when merchants are embracing an array of payment options to reduce friction and meet customers where they want to be, when it comes to managing monthly billing collections, having too much of a good thing can work against you. According to Trace...
The Coca-Cola Insiders Club has returned — sort of. Though currently marked sold out on the website for the current three-month run that will see insiders receive monthly subscription boxes of goodies, consumers are encouraged to sign on for the waitlist now that the return is underway....
The holiday shopping season is in full swing — and it’s increasingly looking like “’tis the season for purchasing subscriptions.” Recurly CEO Dan Burkhart told Karen Webster in a recent discussion that consumers are asking themselves how to give gifts that will have lasting impacts...
For all its many horrors, 2020 has turned out to be a surprisingly good time to sell subscriptions to consumers. The latest PYMNTS/Recurly Subscription Commerce Conversion Index found that some 15 million consumers have signed on to at least one subscription service since the pandemic began, and Recurly...
Like patients who avoid going to the doctor because they don’t want any bad news, online sellers who aren’t rigorously and continuously analyzing their customer data are also ignoring potential problems that could prove fatal. According to Chad Buckendahl, vice president and general manager at...
Ever since mid-September when Walmart launched Walmart+, its new subscription service — often referred to as “Walmart’s answer to Amazon Prime” — the question has been how the product actually stacks up against Prime. Were consumers really looking for a way to subscribe to a fuller...
We know the pandemic is very bad. Life goes on regardless, and some businesses are actually doing okay in the year of COVID. Subscription brands, for example, are looking good. “News publications are among those that have been enjoying robust international growth due in no...
Paytronix has launched Paytronix Subscriptions, a subscription-building product that will allow any restaurant or convenience store to set up and manage a subscription program for its customers, the company announced on Wednesday (Nov. 11). Paytronix Subscriptions will be a key component of its customer loyalty...
