Subscriptions

Subscriptions
For Grubhub, Is Two Partners in Two Months Too Much?
August 18, 2022

Just six weeks after Grubhub announced its commercial agreement with eCommerce giant Amazon, the Chicago-based food delivery company revealed Thursday (Aug. 18) that it has partnered with multinational financial services company Bank of America to offer a year of free Grubhub+ membership to Bank of...

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Amazon Prime Is Easier to Cancel in EU, but Sustaining Subscription Commerce Requires More
August 17, 2022

The August edition of the PYMNTS Subscription Commerce Tracker, published in collaboration with Vindicia, highlights that while the subscription commerce model continues to gain ground, it is not without its drawbacks, and pain points are starting to frustrate some consumers. Read the report: The Subscription...

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Snapchat+ Adds 1M+ Subscribers in First 6 Weeks
August 15, 2022

Snapchat’s Snapchat+ subscription service has seen more than 1 million sign-ups in the six weeks since its launch. The company announced the milestone in a Monday (Aug. 15) press release, along with the launch of four features designed to enhance the user experience. There’s Priority...

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In Tight EV Market, Startup Offers Vehicle Subscriptions
August 14, 2022

As electric vehicles (EVs) become a more popular option, Autonomy, a California startup focused on EVs, is adding services to let people access the vehicles through subscriptions. The subscription model would come with a starting fee of $5,900 start, Bloomberg reported Saturday (Aug. 13), followed...

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That Isn’t ‘Box Fatigue’ — It’s Consumers Shedding Subscriptions That Lack Value
August 12, 2022

Is inflation causing a “great unsubscribe,” or is it more a case of consumers becoming increasingly selective about their retail subscriptions? The truth is likely somewhere in between. Tracking shifts in the sector over time, the Subscription Commerce Conversion Index, a PYMNTS and sticky.io collaboration,...

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Investor Says New York Times Can Boost Digital Sales with Subscriber Bundles
August 11, 2022

The New York Times could possibly do better on digital sales with more subscriber-only bundles, according to activist investor ValueAct Capital Management, a report from Bloomberg said. In a letter to investors Thursday (Aug. 11), ValueAct said it now owns a 7% stake in the...

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Walmart’s Streaming Ambitions Latest Attempt to Match Amazon’s Prime Bundle
August 09, 2022

Borrowing a popular tactic from another sector — telecom — Walmart is reportedly in talks to bundle streaming subscriptions into Walmart+ memberships to level the field with archrival Amazon, whose Prime Video service is a key draw for the eCommerce leader. Despite ‘the great unsubscribe’...

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Report: Twitter Blue Subscribers May Gain Exclusive Ability to Edit Tweets
August 09, 2022

Twitter Blue subscribers may soon be able to edit their tweets. Citing an introductory screen saying “Join Twitter Blue to get early access to Edit Tweet” that was shared by app researcher Alessandro Paluzzi, SocialMediaToday reported Monday (Aug. 8) that this capability looks to be...

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DoorDash Takes Sting out of Delivery Costs With Subscription Offering
August 05, 2022

As food prices rise, DoorDash, the United States’ leading restaurant aggregator, is doing what it can to keep customers coming back despite the fees and higher menu prices associated with the channel. The company shared in an investor letter Thursday (Aug. 4) discussing its second-quarter...