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Walmart May Gain as Consumers Scale Back Grocery Delivery Subscriptions
December 28, 2022

The love affair with grocery delivery subscriptions may be peaking, a trend that could benefit Walmart. This, as PYMNTS’ report, “How the World Does Digital: Different Paths to Digital Transformation,” collected data from 30,174 individuals across 11 countries and showed a 4.5% sequential reduction in...

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Restaurants Add Subscriptions as Diners Cut Spending
December 27, 2022

As restaurants compete for consumers’ loyalty, earn-and-burn rewards programs may not be enough. Consequently, more brands around the world are turning to subscription and membership models to drive frequency. For instance, last week, France’s Italian-style chain Del Arte, which has about 200 restaurants, kicked off...

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Subscription Businesses Aim Tech at Credit Card Chargebacks and Churn
December 27, 2022

Subscription merchants are turning to tech to help reduce credit card chargebacks that eat up revenue and increase churn. The latest “Subscription Commerce Conversion Index: Subscribers Seek Affordability And Convenience,” a PYMNTS and sticky.io collaboration, found that 22% of subscribers think it is very or...

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Subscription Merchants Use AI to Create New Bundles, Reduce Customer Churn
December 14, 2022

With data showing consumers cutting back retail subscriptions, merchants must rethink how to reduce churn. And with more subscribers reining in spending, sticky.io President and CEO Brian Bogosian said the “do I really need this” scrutiny over keeping or dumping a subscription cannot be taken lightly. “I think that...

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Coffee Subscriptions Wake Up and Smell Consumer Thirst for Flexibility
December 13, 2022

Research shows consumers are dropping retail subscriptions, yet coffee is in its own category. One part essential commodity, one part affordable luxury, consumers’ caffeine fix is not to be messed with, but that demand is also not to be taken for granted, especially with the...

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Relaunched Twitter Blue Will Charge Apple Users More
December 11, 2022

Twitter will resurrect its Twitter Blue subscription service this week, with Apple users paying more. The social media platform said on its own Twitter account that the service will resume Monday (Dec. 12) for $8 per month on the web — or $11 per month...

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Blue Apron Announces Layoffs as Subscribers Rein in Spending
December 09, 2022

Blue Apron has announced that it is laying off about 10% of its corporate staff. The meal kit company shared the news in a press release Thursday (Dec. 8) in which it also stated that it intends to reduce expenses by around $50 million in 2023 relative to...

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Apple Music to Add Feature to Help Users Sing Along 
December 06, 2022

Apple Music will soon add a feature that makes it easier for fans to sing along with songs.  Due to become available to Apple Music subscribers later in December, the new Apple Music Sing will allow users to adjust the volume of the vocals on songs...

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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...