July 12, 2024
Taco Bell Digital Chief Says Subscriptions Inflation-Proof Customer Spend
As Taco Bell continues its paid subscription push — its “passes” — the quick-service restaurant (QSR) giant is seeing that, by offering a wider range of options tailored to different...
July 11, 2024
Audible Says New Royalty Model Monetizes More Content
Amazon-owned online audiobook and podcast service Audible is rolling out a new royalty model that will enable creators to monetize more types of content. The model will also allow listeners to access...
July 11, 2024
Shoppers Subscribe to Retailers’ Membership Programs for Beauty Deals
As retailers look to win subscribers over to their paid membership programs to bring in revenue and drive loyalty, PYMNTS Intelligence indicates that, if Walmart+ Week was any indication, beauty...
July 11, 2024
Does Amazon Need Saks Global to Conquer Luxury Retail?
Amazon turned 30 on July 5th and did something that nearly 70% of all women also say they do on their birthday: They bought themselves a present. On July 4th,...
July 10, 2024
Report: CNN Cutting 100 Jobs as It Prepares Subscription Product
CNN is reportedly cutting about 100 jobs as it prepares its new CNN.com subscription product. That’s according to a Wednesday (July 10) report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which notes the move...
July 07, 2024
NFL Petitions Judge to Overturn $4.7 Billion ‘Sunday Ticket’ Verdict
In a high-stakes legal battle, the National Football League (NFL) has formally requested that a judge nullify a $4.7 billion class action jury verdict, labeling the award “nonsensical” and rejecting...
July 03, 2024
Synapse Trustee Fights to Retain Crucial Data
The Synapse bankruptcy case had another court hearing on Wednesday (July 3), this one with consumers testifying to their financial losses and another status report filed by trustee Jelena McWilliams....
July 03, 2024
Walmart+ Subscribers Break the 30% Mark
As Walmart and Amazon leverage their paid membership programs to drive loyalty, the former is seeing millennials prove to be the most eager to subscribe. By the Numbers “Walmart+ Week...
July 01, 2024
FTC Charges 2 Groups of Defendants, Alleging Unauthorized Billing Scheme
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint against two groups of defendants, alleging they participated in an unauthorized billing scheme. The complaint charges the defendants with enrolling consumers, without...
Subscription merchants that fail to offer multiple ways for consumers to buy their products will see their sales take a hit, says Bean Box CEO Matthew Berk. Only giving consumers one way to buy and pay is a key driver of voluntary churn, especially in these times. Read the “Subscription Commerce Tracker®,” a collaboration with Vindicia, for more.
Retail subscriptions are changing the shopping landscape, and nearly one-third of subscribers purchase most or all items using scheduled or auto-fill subscriptions. PYMNTS Intelligence’s latest study of 2,011 consumers and 188 retail subscription merchants, “The Replenish Economy: A Household Supply Deep Dive,” a collaboration with sticky.io, details the replenish economy and its impact on in-store shopping habits.