January 10, 2024
Cocktails by Subscription as Alcohol Brands Tap Recurring Payments
Barsys and ReserveBar are launching a personalized cocktail subscription service, as more alcoholic beverage memberships emerge as part of the industry’s slow digital transformation. Barsys, a consumer robotics company offering...
January 10, 2024
Half of Loyal Customers Have Multiple Subscriptions, Data Shows
Retail product subscribers’ spending patterns and demographics can vary significantly, and understanding these dynamics can aid providers in minimizing churn and targeting the most valuable clientele. Against this backdrop, subscription...
January 08, 2024
The Eight Pivotal Strategies for Payments and the Digital Economy...
One: Companies monetize certainty as businesses and consumers prize predictability. Two: Shopping shifts from buying to editing as replenishment models change retail dynamics. Three: GenAI becomes a feature, and everything...
January 04, 2024
What Retailers Are Doing to Make Returns Less Annoying
Many (79% of shoppers under 30 to be exact) find returns to be a cumbersome undertaking. Consequently, brands and retailers are implementing seamless return procedures to create a pleasant customer...
December 28, 2023
BNPL’s Surge in 2023: Impact, Adoption and Regulatory Crossroads
From its nascent stages to its maturing as a force reshaping retail and eCommerce, installment plans, particularly buy now, pay later (BNPL) services, marked a pivotal chapter in 2023. Amid high...
December 20, 2023
General Mills: Pet Food’s Digital Shift Eats Away at Retail...
As consumers increasingly turn to digital channels to feed their fur babies, General Mills is seeing in-store pet food sales take a dip, even as eCommerce continues to grow in...
December 19, 2023
Provider Liability for Generative AI Companies
The swift rise of Generative AI has brought notable benefits to consumers. Despite this, rising concerns about potential harms and a surge of U.S. litigation, threaten AI’s continued progress. This...
December 14, 2023
Streaming Services Compete for Consumers’ Holiday Spending With Giftable Subscriptions
From directly giftable subscriptions to traditional gift cards, video streaming services are finding ways to capture consumers’ holiday season spending. Notably, leading players in the space do not offer direct...
December 14, 2023
Consumers Push Back on Auto-Refill Unless It’s Simple and Flexible
The auto-refill economy can turn retail subscriptions into essential mainstays of the household. And the right approach, as Bean Box CEO Matthew Berk and HomeLife Chief Technology Officer Ivan Rodriguez...
