For first-time shoppers, buying vitamins can be a little overwhelming. There are so many options, formulations and regimens, but not much in the way of hard data to tell one why they should take one over another. Vitamins may be a massive market in the...
Whether it’s a monthly box of shaving stuff delivered to your door or a license for cloud-based collaboration software, subscriptions are a cornerstone of the recurring payments world. They are also a favorite flavor among fraudsters, adding a sense of urgency to advanced anti-fraud efforts...
International fitness and wellness marketplace ClassPass has notched $285 million in a Series E funding round led by L Catterton and Apax Digital, with support by existing investor Temasek, the company announced on Wednesday (Jan. 8). The funds come on the heels of the startup’s...
Netflix started the decade with a subscription mail DVD service with 12 million subscribers paying $9 a month for the privilege. It ended the decade as the best performing stock of the whole period, with a more than 4,000 percent return, according to CNBC. If...
Netflix is launching a pilot in India that will offer discounted longer-term subscription plans, Economic Times reported on Wednesday (Dec. 11), citing sources. “We believe that our members may value the flexibility that comes from being able to pay for a few months at once....
By all accounts, Cyber Monday was a great day for commerce in America. Prior to the all-day digital shopping festival, analysts had predicted it would surpass $9 billion. When the results were in and tabulated by Adobe, those expert predictions held, as Cyber Monday brought...
Shares of Peloton took a nosedive following news that the company dropped the monthly price of its app-based subscription workouts, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday (Dec. 4). The monthly membership fee was slashed by $7.50 to bring the price down to $12.49 compared with $19.99 previously....
As digital and mobile technology changes the automotive market, vehicle subscription and online marketplace businesses are also growing, and undergoing changes. News has emerged, via Bloomberg, that Singapore-based automotive subscription operation Carro has gained the top automotive investment banker for HSBC in Asia as the...
Few industries have been disrupted by digital and mobile technology as has the music industry over the past two decades. The economic model has shifted as consumers increasingly consume music via bite-sized chunks of steaming content, forcing changes not only in how musicians craft their...
