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).

The Meal Kits Crowding Problem
The Meal Kits Crowding Problem
August 21, 2018  |  Subscriptions

Meal kits, at a quick glance, are a lucrative business — according to the latest installment of the PYMNTS Subscription Commerce Tracker, the projected value of...

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Meal Kit Subscription Retail Faces Grave Challenges
Meal Kit Subscription Retail Faces Grave Challenges
August 14, 2018  |  Subscription Commerce

$3 billion: The projected value of meal kit subscription sales in 2018. Consumers increasingly love eating at home. Revenue from food deliveries has increased 20...

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Can Grover Do For Gadgets What Netflix Did For Films?
Can Grover Do For Gadgets What Netflix Did For Films?
August 10, 2018  |  Subscriptions

As the digital economy expands, notions of ownership and loyalty change. The so-called sharing and gig economies enable consumers and workers to use products and...

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DoorDash Launches Subscription Service For Food Delivery
DoorDash Launches Subscription Service For Food Delivery
August 08, 2018  |  Subscriptions

DoorDash, the food delivery startup, announced on Wednesday (Aug. 8) that it has launched DashPass, a new subscription service that helps users save money by giving...

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Car Subscription Market Set To Grow 71 Percent By 2022
Car Subscription Market Set To Grow 71 Percent By 2022
July 26, 2018  |  Subscriptions

Luxury automakers are upending their traditional business models with a new take on an old idea – a car subscription. BMW, for example, launched a...

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NEW REPORT: How Pricing Combats Subscription Fatigue
NEW REPORT: How Pricing Combats Subscription Fatigue
July 25, 2018  |  Subscription Commerce

In the subscription business, offering flexibility is increasingly important for retaining customers. After all, no one likes being overwhelmed with product deliveries they don’t want...

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Apple’s Subscription Reset — And What It Might Mean For What’s Next
Apple’s Subscription Reset — And What It Might Mean For What’s Next
July 19, 2018  |  Apple

These days, it seems one can get a subscription for just about anything – software, movies, music, pet food, toys, children’s books, meals. At this...

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Nearly Half Of Merchants Offer Free Trials As Subscription Benefit
Nearly Half Of Merchants Offer Free Trials As Subscription Benefit
July 19, 2018  |  Retail

These days, eCommerce merchants are offering subscriptions for all sorts of products – from music to movies and even cars – but they face a challenge:...

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MoviePass Parent Co. Shares Sink 20 Percent
MoviePass Parent Co. Shares Sink 20 Percent
July 17, 2018  |  Retail

Even as Helios and Matheson CEO Ted Farnsworth claims that MoviePass will be making $600 million by the end of 2018, shares of the parent...

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