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).

How Apps Can Make Themselves At Home On The Home Screen
How Apps Can Make Themselves At Home On The Home Screen
March 26, 2018  |  Mobile

People still download mobile apps, but they don’t always use them – many get deleted just as quickly as they’re installed. What does it take...

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Gwynnie Bee Offers Subscription Services For Traditional Retailers
Gwynnie Bee Offers Subscription Services For Traditional Retailers
March 23, 2018  |  Retail

Gwynnie Bee, a subscription service offering women’s clothing for rent, is launching a new technology platform that allows traditional retailers to offer their own subscription...

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Amazon Seeks New Avenues Of Growth For Amazon Prime
Amazon Seeks New Avenues Of Growth For Amazon Prime
March 12, 2018  |  Amazon

When Amazon launched its Prime service in 2005, its visionary chief executive had big plans to shake up eCommerce retail. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Getting Customers Past The Worst Part Of Online Registration
Getting Customers Past The Worst Part Of Online Registration
March 12, 2018  |  Subscriptions

There’s an art to getting people to sign up and pay for anything these days. More often than not, they’ll turn tail at the first...

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Skip, Switch Or Cancel: Why Giving Customers More Control Can Help Subscription Services
Skip, Switch Or Cancel: Why Giving Customers More Control Can Help Subscription Services
March 01, 2018  |  Subscription Commerce

For the 11 million subscription businesses in the U.S., success hinges on more than offering an easy way to pay. Consumers want control and they...

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NEW REPORT: The Cure For Subscription Box Fatigue
NEW REPORT: The Cure For Subscription Box Fatigue
February 28, 2018  |  Subscription Commerce

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Can AI Reverse The Subscription Churn Curse?
Can AI Reverse The Subscription Churn Curse?
February 08, 2018  |  Subscription Commerce

“Recurring payments” is a bit of a misnomer, when approximately 13 percent of them don’t recur at all. Instead, the card on file gets declined,...

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Le Tote Breaks Into The Chinese Market
Le Tote Breaks Into The Chinese Market
January 30, 2018  |  Retail

Fashion rental subscription service Le Tote announced Tuesday it had entered into the highly competitive Chinese market, making it the first U.S. subscription service to...

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How Subscriptions Are Changing Car Ownership
How Subscriptions Are Changing Car Ownership
January 23, 2018  |  Subscription Commerce

To say that the Great Recession changed consumer buying outlooks across a variety of categories is not a controversial statement so much as it is...

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