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Fear, Skepticism Drive Weird Relationship With New Tech
Fear, Skepticism Drive Weird Relationship With New Tech
September 16, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

While panning PYMNTS’ weekly stream of research and surveys, an unexpected thread of mistrust, misperception and misuse emerged, involving both consumers and businesses, that wove...

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Subscription Plans Must Be Simple and Streamlined to Scale
Subscription Plans Must Be Simple and Streamlined to Scale
September 15, 2022  |  Subscriptions

Scaling a subscription business is often a matter of growth through other means — and what first attracts consumers to a service may not be...

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Most Using Subscriptions on the Sly Are Millennial, Gen Z
Most Using Subscriptions on the Sly Are Millennial, Gen Z
September 14, 2022  |  Subscriptions

As the belt-tightening continues across categories, subscription services are seeing slight declines, adding fuel to the fire over subscription “cheaters” who use the services of...

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60% of Subscribers Admit to Gaming the System to Skip Paying for Services
60% of Subscribers Admit to Gaming the System to Skip Paying for Services
September 14, 2022  |  Subscription Commerce

The pandemic accelerated the popularity of subscription-based pricing, and 23% of U.S. consumers now have at least one retail product subscription. However, amid a year...

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This Week in Payments: Amazon Care Exits, Peloton Peddles Content, BNPL Shifting and the Inflation Food Fight
This Week in Payments: Amazon Care Exits, Peloton Peddles Content, BNPL Shifting and the Inflation...
August 26, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

With news that Amazon is sunsetting its Amazon Care healthcare initiative, Peloton’s pivot to a more open ecosystem for its app and content and upbeat...

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That Isn’t ‘Box Fatigue’ — It’s Consumers Shedding Subscriptions That Lack Value
That Isn’t ‘Box Fatigue’ — It’s Consumers Shedding Subscriptions That Lack Value
August 12, 2022  |  Subscriptions

Is inflation causing a “great unsubscribe,” or is it more a case of consumers becoming increasingly selective about their retail subscriptions? The truth is likely...

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Study Suggests ‘Subscription Remorse’ May Be Bottoming Out
Study Suggests ‘Subscription Remorse’ May Be Bottoming Out
July 12, 2022  |  Subscriptions

Consumers’ use of retail subscriptions remained relatively stable in May after falling in March.  The average U.S. consumer now has 3.9 retail subscriptions, according to...

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Retailers Test New Strategies to Avoid the ‘Great Unsubscribe’
Retailers Test New Strategies to Avoid the ‘Great Unsubscribe’
July 12, 2022  |  Subscriptions

If you’ve sensed a growing sense of urgency from your streaming provider or meal delivery service lately, you aren’t just imagining things. Subscription companies are...

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Millennial Minute: Inflation Hasn’t Dampened Younger Customers’ Appetite for Subscriptions
Millennial Minute: Inflation Hasn’t Dampened Younger Customers’ Appetite for Subscriptions
July 11, 2022  |  Subscriptions

Subscriptions are getting a going-over by consumers at a time of high inflation, but cost isn’t always the main consideration for keeping or cancelling, especially...

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