COVID-19 had an immediate and dramatic impact on the state of subscription commerce. Brian Bogosian, CEO of sticky.io, recounts the initiatives his firm has embraced to help merchants overcome their challenges. “We’ve created a platform that offers flexibility in order management and billing,” he explains....
When streaming on-demand movies at scale became viable around 2007, a new household brand name emerged: Netflix. It charged out of the gate to disrupt giant Blockbuster Video’s dominance of rentals by using tech and customer experience: online ordering, shipping DVDs by mail and no...
Rent the Runway, which gives members a way to don thousand-dollar dresses for special occasions without buying them, is updating its business model to cope with the effects of COVID-19. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
A COVID slump slowed the roll of major automakers and dealers this past spring, with the pandemic causing a 30 percent drop in auto sales to date. That’s giving extra momentum to the car-leasing trend that’s been displacing ownership for years. And that, in turn,...
Amazon has introduced a low-cost version of Audible, which calls itself the world’s largest collection of audio books. 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...
When Apple releases its latest iteration of the iPhone this fall, it seems that the company will also be announcing the latest evolution in its rapidly expanding Services ecosystem. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Spotify Technology on Tuesday (July 21) augmented its big push into podcasting with a major new offering, as the music streaming service announced plans to let select creators roll out videos along with their core audio offerings. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Shares of Twitter surged Wednesday (July 8) after an apparent job listing spilled the beans on the social media giant’s budding efforts to build a subscription service. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Stitch Fix is making a change to its business model that could prove consequential for the fashion apparent retailer and personal-styling service. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
