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Subscriptions
Twitch Drops Subscription Prices But Says Creators Will Earn More
May 17, 2021

Social media gaming platform Twitch announced it is changing its subscription plan to make it more affordable to people in other countries while also upping the money it gives to its creators.  Twitch charges about $5 monthly for a subscription no matter what country people...

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Report: Twitter Eyes $3 Monthly Subscription Dubbed ‘Twitter Blue’
May 16, 2021

Twitter is debuting a new subscription service called ‘Twitter Blue,’ according to a report from CNet. The service will cost $3 a month, according to a tweet from tipster Jane Manchun Wong. The social media giant said in early May that it would be putting...

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Riders Share Debuts Motorcycle P2P Subscription Service
May 03, 2021

Riders Share, a motorcycle sharing marketplace, has given bikers the option to pay a monthly subscription for discounted rides across the marketplace, according to a Monday (May 3) press release. The Rider Pass subscription plan, which is what the new plan is called, will allow...

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Embracing The Digital Subscription Journey For Long-Term, Post-Pandemic Growth
April 29, 2021

Sharath Dorbala, CEO of Vindicia, discusses how 2020 transformed the subscription commerce landscape, and how subscription-based merchants must embrace eCommerce to succeed long-term. “Subscription-based companies will need to continually transform and reinvent the value of their offerings to drive appeal across various customer segments and...

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Nestle’s Blue Bottle Coffee Caffeinates D2C Subscription Model
April 27, 2021

Subscription boxes thrive when the product can become an essential part of consumers’ daily, weekly or monthly routines. No surprise then, given how many people start every day with a cup of coffee, and given that 83 percent of American adults identify themselves as at...

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Netflix Slowdown May Signal Fading Subscription Boom
April 21, 2021

They’re calling it “the correction quarter” after the latest Netflix earnings report interrupted what had looked like an ongoing victory march for the streaming service during the pandemic period. Shares dropped 10 percent in after-hours trading. The great reckoning was over the growth of Netflix’s...

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Best Buy Debuts Membership Program With Free Installation Perks
April 07, 2021

A new Best Buy membership program, Best Buy Beta, will offer free installation and unlimited technical support, among other benefits, Bloomberg reported. The company is looking to compete with Amazon and needs to expand beyond its retail base, according to Bloomberg. Some of the other...

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Data Makes Road To Effective Subscription Management Easy To Travel
April 06, 2021

Given the shocking number of things one can purchase on a subscription, it seems safe to say that the secret to subscriptions isn’t just the product itself. People buy fertilizer on subscription; they also buy international candies, duck blinds, animal feed, fireworks — you name...

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Post-Pandemic Future Remains Uncertain For Meal Subscription Services
April 05, 2021

It has been a banner year for meal subscription services, as restaurant closures prompted consumers to seek out new ways to meet their food needs. While stay-at-home mandates and consumers’ own contagion concerns provided these companies with a serious boost, as consumers sought non-restaurant ways...