Subscription Commerce

Subscription Commerce
A Record Club For A New Generation Of Vinyl Lovers
January 12, 2018

No subscription services are made alike — but the top performers do share some common traits. According to the latest Subscription Commerce Conversion Index, a Recurly collaboration, 100 percent of the top merchants all do three things, but miss on two others that could eliminate...

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NEW DATA: Subscription Commerce Top Performers
January 11, 2018

With so many subscription services available to consumers, what separates the wheat from the chaff?  According to PYMNTS research, it comes down to speed, security and choices. Data inside the latest Subscription Commerce Conversion Index, a Recurly collaboration, shows 100 percent of the top scoring...

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Streaming Services Put Big Dent In Music Sales
January 05, 2018

Demand for music streaming services is surging as consumers turn away from purchasing albums or individual songs, Nielsen reports. 2017 marked the first year that on-demand audio accounted for the majority of music listening, according to news from TechCrunch. Overall consumption of on-demand streaming of albums,...

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MoviePass Surpasses 1 Million In Paid Subscribers
December 21, 2017

MoviePass, the movie theater subscription service operator, announced Wednesday (Dec. 20) that it has surpassed the 1 million mark in terms of paying subscribers. MoviePass, which is a majority-owned subsidiary of Helios and Matheson Analytics, said in a press release that their subscriber base has...

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ClassPass And The Battle Of The Bulge, Waged Digitally
December 11, 2017

From New Year’s Resolution to Action, thoughts of fitness are likely weighing on the minds (and waistlines) of us all. ClassPass seeks to provide a range of fitness options to subscribers in studios and now, in house.  In the latest Topic TBD, ClassPass chief product...

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MoviePass Launches $6.95 Monthly Plan
November 20, 2017

MoviePass is trying to lure more customers its way, offering a limited-time, one-year subscription plan that amounts to $7.50 a month or a flat fee of $89.95 for the year. According to a news report in Deadline, the monthly price tag for the new offer...

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What The Book Of The Month Club Can Teach Retailers About Taking On Amazon
November 06, 2017

Thousands of little brown boxes of books, delivered by the post office all over the U.S., are sent every day to book lovers, who eagerly await the chance to dive into their latest literary indulgence. Getting those books doesn’t require going to a bookstore. Most...

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What’s Really Behind The ‘Fab’ In Fabletics?
November 03, 2017

This fashion subscription service is legging it away from the classic apparel retail model, and celebrities like Kate Hudson and a new membership approach to making products available to consumers are the wind at its back. It’s not that traditional fashion retail is broken; it’s...

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 Millennials “Feather” Their Nest With Furniture Subscriptions
October 30, 2017

Millennials move often, between jobs, locales and apartments.  They’re used to flexibility when it comes to all manner of goods and services – from renting textbooks to a ride in someone else’s car. So, why should quality furniture should be any different? That’s what Feather’s...