Mail Order news and trends

How (And Why) Major Retailers Are Embracing Print Catalogs Again
Retail // December 04, 2019

The holiday season is the time for nostalgia and tradition, and that is the case here at PYMNTS, where even amid our coverage of the newest retail trends, we sometimes get the warm-and-fuzzies. It led us to wonder, going into the heart of the fourth...

Subscription Commerce’s Recurring Value Challenge
Subscription Commerce // November 25, 2019

Subscription commerce is all the rage and shows every sign that it will keep growing in the 2020s. It can be tempting to assume that what is happening now will keep happening in the future — a common fallacy. But that would be a mistake....

Why, In The eCommerce Era, Catalogs Are Cool Again
Retail // November 16, 2019

While Sears Roebuck gets all the credit for inventing the mail order catalog business in the United States, in historical terms they were actually a bit late to the game. The first catalogs date back to the Middle Ages, when people used them to buy...

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Subscription Commerce’s Recurring Value Challenge

November 25, 2019
Subscription commerce is all the rage and shows every sign that it will keep growing in the 2020s. It can be tempting to assume that what is happening now will keep happening in the future — a common fallacy. But that would be a mistake. After all, ongoing success usually comes to the people and […]

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Flush With $4.5M Funding, Haus Launches Membership Program

January 31, 2020
Haus, an eCommerce startup that creates, bottles and ships apéritifs directly to consumers, announced a $4.5 million seed round and launched a membership program on Thursday (Jan. 30), according to a press release. It’s currently free to join the Haus Membership club, which gives members access to discounts, exclusive flavors, and members-only events. Haus members can also […]