subscription commerce

The use of a recurring, usually monthly, payment business model so consumers and businesses can access products and services on a regular basis. The most popular subscription commerce businesses are streaming services (e.g. Spotify, Netflix), digital media (e.g. Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg), “box of the month” categories (e.g. StitchFix, Barkbox, FabFitFun). Businesses use the subscription commerce model to make access to valuable products more affordable by eliminating the need to make a one-time purchase, e.g. Salesforce, Microsoft Office, fraud and security software).

Signing Onto The Subscription Model
Signing Onto The Subscription Model
August 16, 2019  |  Today In Data

The subscription eCommerce market is big business, growing at 300 percent over the past seven years. In the U.S., subscribers have signed onto roughly three services,...

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Nike Jumps Into The Subscription Game
Nike Jumps Into The Subscription Game
August 12, 2019  |  Retail

Shoe shopping can be the bane of any parent’s existence, because children’s feet grown unspeakably quickly. Nike has decided to help solve that problem for...

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Subscription Commerce Is Expanding Beyond Retail
Subscription Commerce Is Expanding Beyond Retail
August 12, 2019  |  Subscriptions

News came last week that Facebook is trying to get into the video streaming subscription business and attempt to steal market share from YouTube and...

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Blue Apron Turns 7 As Meal Kit Industry Grows Up
Blue Apron Turns 7 As Meal Kit Industry Grows Up
July 31, 2019  |  Subscription Commerce

Call Blue Apron what you will: a struggling retailer, a comeback kid, a prime example of hype in the online world, a respectable survivor. But...

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Uber Pushes The Edge On Subscription Commerce
Uber Pushes The Edge On Subscription Commerce
July 23, 2019  |  Digital Payments

Uber has already set many of the high standards for payments that are basically becoming table stakes — that is, the expectation among consumers that...

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Why Streaming Services Dominate Subscription Commerce
Why Streaming Services Dominate Subscription Commerce
July 16, 2019  |  Retail

The streaming market is an increasingly competitive space. AT&T’s WarnerMedia is planning to launch HBO Max, while Disney+ and Apple TV will also start giving...

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Subscription Commerce’s ‘Fear Of Commitment’ Moment
Subscription Commerce’s ‘Fear Of Commitment’ Moment
July 11, 2019  |  Digital Payments

It’s one of the blessings and curses of subscription eCommerce: As easy as it can be to sign up consumers for one such service or...

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News Streaming Service Coming To Firefox
News Streaming Service Coming To Firefox
July 07, 2019  |  Subscription Commerce

A new subscription service for news is in the works from Mozilla, according to a report. It said that Mozilla had previously “announced an upcoming...

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