April 05, 2024
Funds Pour in for D2C Wine as Millennials Seek Boozy...
With younger generations getting more of their day-to-day needs met via direct-to-consumer (D2C) subscriptions, investors are backing eCommerce wine platforms by the millions. Most recently, brand acquisition firm Full Glass Wine...
April 03, 2024
Card Networks, FinTechs Help Consumers Navigate Subscriptions Maze
From Netflix and Spotify to Amazon Prime, it’s increasingly common for consumers to maintain multiple subscriptions. However, juggling these subscriptions across a web of apps can be challenging, especially when...
March 20, 2024
Chewy Leverages Autoship Subscription to Gain Share From Brick-and-Mortar
As online retail subscriptions gain share from physical stores, Chewy is leveraging its Autoship auto-fill program to win customers from its more traditional competitors. The company shared in a letter...
March 20, 2024
Diverse Product Selection Key for D2C Success, Says Grove CEO
As direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands look to win customers’ loyalty in an increasingly crowded eCommerce landscape, Grove Collaborative contends that those that can meet more of consumers’ day-to-day needs have a better shot...
March 18, 2024
Bolt and Checkout.com Team for Frictionless Commerce
Checkout technology company Bolt has launched a partnership with payments solutions provider Checkout.com. The collaboration makes Bolt Checkout.com’s “exclusive one-click checkout provider” with Checkout.com becoming “Bolt’s preferred payment partner,” the companies said in a Monday...
March 17, 2024
LinkedIn ‘Playing With’ the Addition of Games to Its Platform
LinkedIn says it is exploring a gaming element for its employment networking platform. “We’re playing with adding puzzle-based games within the LinkedIn experience to unlock a bit of fun, deepen relationships,...
March 08, 2024
D2C Food Subscriptions Drive Loyalty by Courting Pet Parents
As direct-to-consumer food providers compete to become more relevant in consumers’ day-to-day lives, ButcherBox is expanding its reach into pet food, creating more occasions for its customers. The D2C meat and seafood...
March 07, 2024
Smarter Wearables Highlight Demand for Real-Time Fitness Data
Led by names like Google, Apple and Samsung, the wearables category of the connected economy has become a study in contradictions. New, high-profile introductions have accelerated due to recent events...
February 27, 2024
AI Continues Journey From Lab to Lifestyle at Mobile World...
Day Two at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, saw more evidence that artificial intelligence (AI) is moving from the lab to the connected economy. Specifically, the event highlighted on Tuesday (Feb....
