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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Top News In Payments: Libra Fears Grow; Uber-IPO Impact Spreads; And SMBs Get Faster Payments
Top News In Payments: Libra Fears Grow; Uber-IPO Impact Spreads; And SMBs Get Faster Payments
October 09, 2019  |  News

Today’s payment news roundup includes a look at more fears and concerns around Libra, the spreading losses related to Uber and WeWork, fresh PYMNTS research...

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Reading The Tea Leaves For Steeping Subscription Success
Reading The Tea Leaves For Steeping Subscription Success
October 09, 2019  |  Retail

Before Knud Berthelsen founded personalized subscription service Free Your Tea, he found it challenging to find good teas, Berthelsen told PYMNTS in an interview. It is...

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Catering To Cookie Cravings With Healthier Online Offerings
Catering To Cookie Cravings With Healthier Online Offerings
October 08, 2019  |  Retail

Sara Sims has always been a big fan of cookie dough, but she stopped eating it after her teens when she realized it wasn’t healthy...

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Record Labels Not Sold On Apple’s Super-Bundle Subscription Idea
Record Labels Not Sold On Apple’s Super-Bundle Subscription Idea
October 07, 2019  |  Apple

Apple has kicked off early talks with record labels about bundling its upcoming streaming TV service with Apple Music, its streaming music service, the Financial Times...

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NCR Rolls Out Subscription To Full-Service Restaurant POS Platform
NCR Rolls Out Subscription To Full-Service Restaurant POS Platform
October 03, 2019  |  POS Innovation

NCR has launched an all-in-one subscription solution to help restaurants use its Aloha Essentials more efficiently, NCR announced in a press release on Thursday (Oct....

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Survey: Disney, Apple May Not Pose Big Risk To Netflix
Survey: Disney, Apple May Not Pose Big Risk To Netflix
October 02, 2019  |  Subscriptions

A new survey suggests that Netflix users won’t jettison the service when new offerings from Apple and Disney launch in the next few weeks, and...

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Recurly Notches $19.5M To Grow Subscription Business
Recurly Notches $19.5M To Grow Subscription Business
September 27, 2019  |  Investments

To bolster its subscription business, San-Francisco-based Recurly has notched $19.5 million in funding led by F-Prime Capital along with participation from Polaris Partners, Silicon Valley...

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Why Thinking Local Is Critical In Curated Fashion
Why Thinking Local Is Critical In Curated Fashion
September 26, 2019  |  Retail

For most U.S. consumers, Lookiero is probably not all that familiar a name, as the Spain-based firm founded in 2015 operates entirely in the European...

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Catering To Cats (And Their Owners) With Customized Pet Food Plans
Catering To Cats (And Their Owners) With Customized Pet Food Plans
September 24, 2019  |  Retail

Long before Smalls Co-founder and CEO Matt Michaelson decided to help start a pet food company that caters to cats, he grew up with self-employed...

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