subscription commerce

The use of a recurring, usually monthly, payment business model so consumers and businesses can access products and services on a regular basis. The most popular subscription commerce businesses are streaming services (e.g. Spotify, Netflix), digital media (e.g. Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg), “box of the month” categories (e.g. StitchFix, Barkbox, FabFitFun). Businesses use the subscription commerce model to make access to valuable products more affordable by eliminating the need to make a one-time purchase, e.g. Salesforce, Microsoft Office, fraud and security software).
What’s Really Behind The ‘Fab’ In Fabletics?
What’s Really Behind The ‘Fab’ In Fabletics?
November 03, 2017  |  Subscription Commerce

This fashion subscription service is legging it away from the classic apparel retail model, and celebrities like Kate Hudson and a new membership approach to...

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How Subscriptions Are Changing What Consumers Buy (To Own)
How Subscriptions Are Changing What Consumers Buy (To Own)
October 27, 2017  |  Subscription Commerce

“Click to subscribe!” The rally cry of YouTube personalities has now been appropriated by, well, pretty much everybody. In fact, subscription commerce seems to be...

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MoviePass Boosts Matheson’s Bottom Line
MoviePass Boosts Matheson’s Bottom Line
October 12, 2017  |  Subscription Commerce

Information technology firm Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc. is seeing big returns on its $27 million investment in MoviePass, an online ticketing service. According to...

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Today In Data: Cryptocurrencies And Subscription Payments
Today In Data: Cryptocurrencies And Subscription Payments
October 10, 2017  |  Today In Data

Platform payments currently make up one of the fastest-changing spaces in the payments world, progress that has been largely led by bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies....

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How The ‘Debbie Test’ Can Flag Sketchy Merchants
How The ‘Debbie Test’ Can Flag Sketchy Merchants
October 10, 2017  |  Risk Management

“Does this merchant pass the Debbie Test?” That’s the first thing Donald Kasdon, chief executive officer of credit card processing and payment solutions provider T1 Payments, said he asks...

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NEW REPORT: Keeping Up With The ‘Nitty-Gritty’ Of Subscription Payments
NEW REPORT: Keeping Up With The ‘Nitty-Gritty’ Of Subscription Payments
October 10, 2017  |  Platform Payments

With technologies like bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies leading the way, the platform-payments space is currently one of the fastest-changing in the world. So, how can...

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Today In Data: The Latest In Subscription Commerce
Today In Data: The Latest In Subscription Commerce
October 06, 2017  |  Today In Data

There’s no shortage of subscription commerce services available today. With retailers in the industry offering regular packages filled with everything from health and fitness needs,...

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NEW REPORT: What Makes Subscription Commerce Successful
NEW REPORT: What Makes Subscription Commerce Successful
October 06, 2017  |  Subscription Commerce

From groceries to high fashion, there’s no shortage of subscription commerce services today. When it comes to services that consumers prefer the most, though, it’s...

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MoviePass On Saving The Movie Theater Model
MoviePass On Saving The Movie Theater Model
August 25, 2017  |  Subscriptions

Movie theaters may have been under the impression that services like Netflix and Redbox were to blame for declining attendance, especially from millennials. After all,...

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