Given the shocking number of things one can purchase on a subscription, it seems safe to say that the secret to subscriptions isn’t just the product itself. People buy fertilizer on subscription; they also buy international candies, duck blinds, animal feed, fireworks — you name...
It has been a banner year for meal subscription services, as restaurant closures prompted consumers to seek out new ways to meet their food needs. While stay-at-home mandates and consumers’ own contagion concerns provided these companies with a serious boost, as consumers sought non-restaurant ways...
The concept of cars on subscription has generated a lot of buzz in the last few years, but as of early 2021, it is still a work in progress. In 2018, both Audi and BMW announced subscription programs that would allow consumers to pay a...
Volkswagen wants to gauge customer interest in pay-per-mile billing and on-demand charges for optional car functions through a pilot subscription service due for unveiling this year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
A new report from the Motion Picture Association (MPA) showed that, although the pandemic decimated 2020 box office numbers, subscriptions for streaming services topped 1 billion for the first time. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Remember the old joke about how cable offered the opportunity to have over 200 hundred channels of nothing to watch? As of today, that joke seems to apply to the world of video-on-demand (VOD) streaming. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
We can’t say 2020 wasn’t a watershed for subscription models, as at least 75 percent of all U.S. consumers signed on for at least one of them as the year ended. This has led to a rush of all kinds of new subscription options –...
Disney+, the Disney-owned movie and TV streaming service, has surpassed 100 million subscribers as of Tuesday (March 9), CNBC writes, just 16 months since its launch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
The pandemic period has acted as a powerful tailwind for consumer interest in subscriptions. Consumers are signing onto new subscription services by the day, and firms are working overtime to figure out how they can leverage the rising tide of consumer interest to expand their...
