subscriptions

The subscription business model is a business model in which a customer must pay a recurring price at regular intervals for access to a product. The model was pioneered by publishers of books and periodicals in the 17th century, and is now used by many businesses and websites.

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Report: Amazon Eyes Buying Startup Wondery As Entry To Podcasts
Report: Amazon Eyes Buying Startup Wondery As Entry To Podcasts
December 02, 2020  |  Amazon

Amazon is in talks to purchase of podcast maker Wondery, a startup that could help the tech giant push more into the burgeoning podcast sector,...

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Walmart Adds Free Shipping To Walmart+ Subscription Program
Walmart Adds Free Shipping To Walmart+ Subscription Program
December 02, 2020  |  Walmart

Another day, another move to capture consumer spend as the holiday shopping season enters into its second half in 2020. This time around it’s an announcement...

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Subscription-Based Companies See Happy Holidays (And Renewals)
Subscription-Based Companies See Happy Holidays (And Renewals)
December 02, 2020  |  Subscriptions

For all its many horrors, 2020 has turned out to be a surprisingly good time to sell subscriptions to consumers. The latest PYMNTS/Recurly Subscription Commerce Conversion Index found...

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Epic Games Introduces Xbox, PS5 Fortnite Crew Subscription
Epic Games Introduces Xbox, PS5 Fortnite Crew Subscription
November 25, 2020  |  Retail

Epic Games is rolling out a new monthly subscription service — Fortnite Crew — for Xbox and Playstation gaming systems, timed with the Dec. 2...

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ResTech’s Rising Prominence In Writing The Future Of The Industry
ResTech’s Rising Prominence In Writing The Future Of The Industry
November 24, 2020  |  ResTech

Point-of-sale restaurant technology startup Toast recently held a secondary share offering that reportedly valued the company at $8 billion as restaurants and ResTech rebound from...

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Subscriptions Define COVID-Era Resilience With Ingenuity
Subscriptions Define COVID-Era Resilience With Ingenuity
November 24, 2020  |  Subscription Commerce

If “resilience” is a bona fide buzzword flying out of 2020 (and it is), then subscriptions are its commercial embodiment. As offices and stores went...

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What SaaS’s Business Model Evolution Means For B2B Payments
What SaaS’s Business Model Evolution Means For B2B Payments
November 24, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The B2B Software-as-a-Service market has followed a fairy unique evolutionary path over the last few decades. Built with its foundations largely in the enterprise world,...

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Putting Subscriptions On The Menu At Restaurants And QSRs
Putting Subscriptions On The Menu At Restaurants And QSRs
November 24, 2020  |  Subscription Commerce

The pandemic has been bad news for just about everyone over the past several months, but that doesn’t mean it’s been equally bad all around. Restaurants...

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Panera To Provide Discounted Coffee Subscriptions For Gifts
Panera To Provide Discounted Coffee Subscriptions For Gifts
November 23, 2020  |  Retail

Panera Bread announced that its MyPanera+ Coffee Subscription is available for gifting, noting that it’s the first national restaurant firm to provide a limitless subscription...

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