Six months ago, to stay competitive, DoorDash launched its subscription service DashPass, which offers zero-dollar delivery for a monthly fee. In the latest Subscription Commerce Tracker, DashPass Head of Subscription Jack Ruth tells PYMNTS what months of testing taught the company about maintaining profitability, and...
Industries ranging from gaming to transportation are experimenting with subscription services as they look to woo new customers and retain existing customers. In some segments, like video-streaming services, where subscriptions have been around for years now, the market is experiencing a rush of competition from...
MoviePass, the troubled movie subscription service that started with unlimited movies but eventually added pricing tiers and blackout times, has revived its original selling point of endless movie tickets, according to a report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
The company that owns MoviePass admitted on Tuesday (March 12) they are unsure of how many paying subscribers are using the service. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
There are tough years – and then there are MoviePass tough years. The firm announced yesterday (March 6) its intention to “implement a new business model” and to focus on a “new business strategy going forward.” To many, that sounded ever so slightly familiar, since over the last 12 months so, the long-struggling...
Meal kit service Munchery has filed for bankruptcy and still owes $3 million in unfulfilled customer gift cards and another $3 million to its vendors and suppliers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Subscription commerce has come a long way since book-of-the-month clubs and those record and cassette retailers that tempted teenagers with seeming impossible introductory deals. Yet subscription eCommerce is still a youthful industry, one that, in the words of Emma Clark, chief of staff at Recurly,...
Virtual fashion companies like Le Tote and Rent the Runway allow consumers to try clothes before they buy them, sparing them from having to return an item to a physical store if they regret the purchase. However, not every subscription fashion venture becomes a hit...
Like meal kits and box-of-the-month clubs, subscription fatigue also hits digital bibliophiles, frustrated by monthly reading limits built into their plans. This friction, says Scribd CEO Trip Adler, is what's prompting the platform to offer unlimited digital content with additional perks. In the new Subscription...
