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The subscription business model is a business model in which a customer must pay a recurring price at regular intervals for access to a product. The model was pioneered by publishers of books and periodicals in the 17th century, and is now used by many businesses and websites.

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The Most Costly Threat To Subscription Customer Churn
The Most Costly Threat To Subscription Customer Churn
May 11, 2018  |  Subscription Commerce

Churn is an endemic problem for all subscription businesses. There are two sides to the issue: one that grabs the lion’s share of the spotlight...

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Apple Makes TV App One Stop Shop For Subscriptions
Apple Makes TV App One Stop Shop For Subscriptions
May 10, 2018  |  Apple

Adopting an Amazon-like strategy, Apple wants to sell subscriptions directly through its television app. That marks a departure from the current setup that asks users...

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Is Walmart Nearing A Deal For A Flipkart Stake?
Is Walmart Nearing A Deal For A Flipkart Stake?
May 04, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at some of the freshest payments news of the day. Today’s run of stories starts with an...

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Blue Apron Looks To The Grocery Aisle After First Quarter Earnings
Blue Apron Looks To The Grocery Aisle After First Quarter Earnings
May 04, 2018  |  Retail

Meal kit delivery service Blue Apron is trying to build momentum beyond the first quarter as it eyes new sales channels to attract more customers....

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Subscription Services Tackle The Costly Problem Of Surplus Groceries
Subscription Services Tackle The Costly Problem Of Surplus Groceries
May 03, 2018  |  Subscriptions

When food approaches its “best by” date, grocers are faced with a dilemma: What to do with food that is good but may expire before...

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Large Merchants Drive 47 Percent Of Square’s GPV In Q1
Large Merchants Drive 47 Percent Of Square’s GPV In Q1
May 03, 2018  |  Earnings

Bitcoin, subscriptions and services all played a part in Square’s 45 percent year-over-year total revenue growth in the first quarter of 2018. But the company’s...

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MoviePass Brings Back Popular Monthly Subscription Plan
MoviePass Brings Back Popular Monthly Subscription Plan
May 02, 2018  |  Subscriptions

MoviePass, which briefly removed its movie-a-day monthly subscription from its website, will start allowing customers to sign up for it again. Variety, citing MoviePass Chief...

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Living Up To The Hype (Or Not)
Living Up To The Hype (Or Not)
May 01, 2018  |  Today In Data

The hype is everywhere. It’s easy to get swept up in a world full of the “next big things.” Easy — but as Karen Webster...

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NEW STUDY: The Four Secrets To A Successful Subscription Offering
NEW STUDY: The Four Secrets To A Successful Subscription Offering
April 25, 2018  |  Subscription Commerce

Subscriptions are seemingly available for anything, from the more established Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offerings like the latest iteration of Microsoft Office to video-streaming services like Netflix. In...

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