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Walmart Teams With KIDBOX To Style Children On The Cheap
April 16, 2019

Retailing giant Walmart announced Tuesday (April 16) a partnership with KIDBOX to offer Walmart.com customers an exclusive, curated stylebox for kids. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Netflix Nixes Support for Apple AirPlay
April 08, 2019

Netflix has removed Airplay support so its users are unable to sling its shows between different Apple devices. 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...

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Behind DoorDash’s Zero-Dollar Delivery Subscription Service
March 27, 2019

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...

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DoorDash Taps Subscriptions To Keep Free Delivery Profitable
March 26, 2019

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...

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MoviePass Revives Unlimited Monthly Movies At Special $9.95 Price
March 19, 2019

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...

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MoviePass Error Reveals Subscriber Count Uncertainty
March 12, 2019

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...

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Update: MoviePass, Plans to Shutdown
March 07, 2019

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...

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Munchery Leaves Consumers, Vendors Out $6M
March 05, 2019

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...

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How Payments Have Ignited Subscription eCommerce
February 26, 2019

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,...