Subscription Service news and trends

Nuuly Turns First Profit Via Diverse Assortment and Logistical Advantages
Subscription Commerce // November 21, 2023

Urban Outfitters’ clothing rental service, Nuuly, has turned its first profit. The achievement of this milestone comes as a result of a growing subscriber base and an 86% increase in revenue, CNBC reported Tuesday (Nov. 21). Nuuly’s success in achieving profitability before its competitor, Rent...

Creative Fabrica, Dutch Subscription Marketplace for Designers, Secures $61M Funding
Subscription Commerce // January 10, 2023

The Amsterdam-based startup Creative Fabrica has raised $61 million in a fresh funding round. An online marketplace for fonts, graphics, digital designs and other content for designers and crafters, in addition to human-designed materials, Creative Fabrica also lists artificial intelligence-generated (AI) content. On the AI...

Netflix Shareholders Sue, Claim Streaming Company Downplayed Slowing Subscriptions
Streaming // May 05, 2022

Netflix has been hit with a lawsuit from shareholders which says the streaming giant misled investors about its ability to retain subscribers, Reuters reported Wednesday (May 4). The lawsuit was filed by a Texas investment trust. The lawsuit seeks damages for the fall in Netflix’s share...

Don’t Look Down: Slump in Netflix Subscribers Bucks Connected Economy’s Rise
Subscriptions // April 19, 2022

Maybe the title for Netflix’s latest report on subscribers, on the battle for video streaming, and the striving to monetize it all,  might be “Don’t Look Down.” Losing 200,000 subscribers — as had been seen in the first quarter — is a big loss. Losing...

Interviews & Exclusives
Will Consumers Warm To Subscription Banking?

March 13, 2020
The era of “challenger” banks has seen many grand promises in terms of innovating on the old banking model to provide consumers with something more modern, responsive and customized.  But when it comes to actually measuring results against the hype, the fact is that reality often falls a bit short. The digital banking customer might […]

Quick Reads
Tabby Launches Subscription Service That Expands Acceptance of BNPL

February 26, 2024
Tabby, a shopping and financial services app active in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has launched a subscription service in the UAE that allows shoppers to pay in four installments anywhere using their Tabby Card. With a Tabby+ subscription, customers can use their Tabby Card for daily purchases like groceries, utilities, […]

Nuuly Turns First Profit Via Diverse Assortment and Logistical Advantages

November 21, 2023
Urban Outfitters’ clothing rental service, Nuuly, has turned its first profit. The achievement of this milestone comes as a result of a growing subscriber base and an 86% increase in...

Creative Fabrica, Dutch Subscription Marketplace for Designers, Secures $61M Funding

January 10, 2023
The Amsterdam-based startup Creative Fabrica has raised $61 million in a fresh funding round. An online marketplace for fonts, graphics, digital designs and other content for designers and crafters, in...

Netflix Shareholders Sue, Claim Streaming Company Downplayed Slowing Subscriptions

May 05, 2022
Netflix has been hit with a lawsuit from shareholders which says the streaming giant misled investors about its ability to retain subscribers, Reuters reported Wednesday (May 4). The lawsuit was...