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).

Hiatus App Tracks Subscriptions, Scores $1.2M Seed
Hiatus App Tracks Subscriptions, Scores $1.2M Seed
February 24, 2017  |  Investments

The subscription model has taken off across commerce categories in recent years. It’s a versatile business model being used by merchants across segments to both...

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Who’s Really Taking Cadillac’s Subscription Service For A Spin?
Who’s Really Taking Cadillac’s Subscription Service For A Spin?
January 19, 2017  |  Innovation

Consumers can rent anything from jewelry to books, even clothes to corporate jets, via subscription services, so why not a luxury vehicle? But who is...

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Subscription Commerce Feels Holiday Cheer
Subscription Commerce Feels Holiday Cheer
December 30, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Subscription models have seen a significant rise across commerce categories in the past few years. At the start of this year’s holiday shopping season, the...

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Holiday Season Boosts Subscription Commerce Momentum
Holiday Season Boosts Subscription Commerce Momentum
December 15, 2016  |  Retail

Not only can the holiday shopping season bring increased sales and traffic to traditional merchants, but new data revealed that subscription commerce also has the opportunity to...

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Making Subscriptions Pay Off
Making Subscriptions Pay Off
September 20, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Subscriptions have quickly transformed into a versatile business model being used by merchants across segments to both reach and keep consumers. Long gone are the...

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How To Lose Subscription Revenue — And How To Get It Back
How To Lose Subscription Revenue — And How To Get It Back
August 02, 2016  |  Consumer Insights

It doesn’t matter if they sell snacks, cosmetics or a collection of nerdy knick-knacks – subscription retail programs have taken the market by storm. There’s not a retailer out...

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Kids’ Clothes Go Subscription
Kids’ Clothes Go Subscription
July 28, 2016  |  Retail

Outfitting one’s offspring is not cheap. Lower and middle income families are on the hook for about $640 a year in kids’ clothes, while the...

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Sizzle Or Fizzle: EMV, Apple, Birchbox (And Why Being First Isn’t The Same As Winning)
Sizzle Or Fizzle: EMV, Apple, Birchbox (And Why Being First Isn’t The Same As Winning)
June 17, 2016  |  Retail

It was an alphabet soup of sizzle/fizzle this week: EMV, WWDC, PLCC, CCI, and SFBI all rocked the payments and commerce world one way or...

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