As the U.S. emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the businesses who profited from the stay-at-home economy during its grasp now have to ask an inconvenient question: What do we do now? Every company that found a successful subscription model during the past year...
The pandemic didn’t entirely create the subscription boom seen over the last 15 or so months, but COVID-19 was undeniably an accelerant. Consumers stuck at home shopped for subscriptions the way they might once have roamed the aisles in brick-and-mortar retailers. An average of 34...
Social media gaming platform Twitch announced it is changing its subscription plan to make it more affordable to people in other countries while also upping the money it gives to its creators. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Twitter is debuting a new subscription service called ‘Twitter Blue,’ according to a report from CNet. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...
Riders Share, a motorcycle sharing marketplace, has given bikers the option to pay a monthly subscription for discounted rides across the marketplace, according to a Monday (May 3) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Sharath Dorbala, CEO of Vindicia, discusses how 2020 transformed the subscription commerce landscape, and how subscription-based merchants must embrace eCommerce to succeed long-term. “Subscription-based companies will need to continually transform and reinvent the value of their offerings to drive appeal across various customer segments and...
Subscription boxes thrive when the product can become an essential part of consumers’ daily, weekly or monthly routines. No surprise then, given how many people start every day with a cup of coffee, and given that 83 percent of American adults identify themselves as at...
They’re calling it “the correction quarter” after the latest Netflix earnings report interrupted what had looked like an ongoing victory march for the streaming service during the pandemic period. Shares dropped 10 percent in after-hours trading. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
A new Best Buy membership program, Best Buy Beta, will offer free installation and unlimited technical support, among other benefits, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
