Subscription Commerce

Subscription Commerce
Return of HBO Max to Amazon Shows Scale Matters
December 06, 2022

Fifteen months after leaving the platform, HBO Max is returning to Amazon Prime. Amazon announced the move in a news release Tuesday (Dec. 6), saying its members can now subscribe to HBO Max via Prime for $14.99 per month.  Terms of the deal were not released, although Bruce Campbell, chief...

Subscription Commerce
Beauty Subscriptions Are First to Go as Consumers Reduce Spending
December 05, 2022

As consumers reevaluate subscriptions amid inflation, new data shows beauty memberships are the most vulnerable. In fact, a greater share of customers is cutting out their subscriptions to beauty products than to any other kind of product or service, according to the November edition of...

Subscription Commerce
Winc Sinks Into Bankruptcy as Taste for Wine Subscriptions Sours
December 04, 2022

You might have thought that an online wine club would be impervious to consumers’ belt-tightening. News came last week that Winc filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company had gone public a bit more than a year ago. Last November, the company’s initial public offering...

Subscription Commerce
D2C Subscription Firms Pivot Amid Margin Pressure
November 30, 2022

Facing ongoing macroeconomic pressure, many direct-to-consumer subscription companies are being forced to adjust. Consumers are tightening their belts, cutting down their subscriptions. According to this month’s edition of the Subscription Commerce Conversion Index study, “The Subscription Commerce Conversion Index: Subscribers Seek Affordability and Convenience,” a...

Subscription Commerce
Health and Wellness Options Increase as Brits Gift Subscriptions This Holiday Season
November 27, 2022

As noted in the November edition of the PYMNTS Subscription Commerce Tracker, nearly two-thirds of U.K. consumers plan to reevaluate their subscriptions in the next six months due to cost concerns, while nearly four in 10 have already canceled a subscription service. See more: Retail...

Subscription Commerce
Subscriptions Front and Center of Consumers’ Essential Non-Essential Debate
November 16, 2022

Inflation is changing consumer behavior — and not just in terms of shoppers looking for bargains. Many consumers are on the verge of eliminating subscriptions that do not maximize affordability and convenience. Subscription service providers seeking to retain these customers’ loyalty must optimize their offerings...

Subscription Commerce
PYMNTS Intelligence: Retaining Subscribers With Seamless Payments and Customer Journeys
November 08, 2022

The popularity of subscription-based services skyrocketed over the last several years, propelled by the multitude of consumers staying at home during the pandemic. The average consumer spent $273 monthly on subscriptions in 2021, up from $237 in 2018 — a 15% increase amounting to an...

Subscription Commerce
Learn From an Insider How a Subscription Model Improved Patient Care
November 07, 2022

Sunil Vasisht, chief operating officer at Meridian Springs Primary Care, tells PYMNTS how the practice was able to leverage the subscription business model for healthcare — Quality healthcare on demand, accessed with the same ease as a favorite movie or TV series, is not merely...

Subscription Commerce
Subscriptions Play Dual Role for Primary Healthcare Providers
November 04, 2022

Subscription-based services soared as consumers sought access to goods, services and entertainment during the pandemic. Lately, however, subscriptions have seen a downturn due to inflation, with the percentage of United States consumers with subscriptions dropping from 47% in 2020 to 41% in 2021. A recent...