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).

Amazon Prime Is Easier to Cancel in EU, but Sustaining Subscription Commerce Requires More
Amazon Prime Is Easier to Cancel in EU, but Sustaining Subscription Commerce Requires More
August 17, 2022  |  Subscription Commerce

The August edition of the PYMNTS Subscription Commerce Tracker, published in collaboration with Vindicia, highlights that while the subscription commerce model continues to gain ground,...

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Planet Fitness Adds 3.3M Teens Via High School Summer Enrollment Program
Planet Fitness Adds 3.3M Teens Via High School Summer Enrollment Program
August 09, 2022  |  Retail

A Planet Fitness program that allowed teens to work out for free at the company’s gyms during the summer drew 3.3 million participants.  The number...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: How to Avoid Becoming a Consumer’s Unwanted Subscription
PYMNTS Intelligence: How to Avoid Becoming a Consumer’s Unwanted Subscription
August 05, 2022  |  Subscription Commerce

Subscriptions have become a source of both promise and peril for consumers. The increase in subscription-based goods and services presents people with more choice and flexibility,...

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‘Great Unsubscribe’ Gains Momentum as Inflation Forces Consumers to Scale Back
‘Great Unsubscribe’ Gains Momentum as Inflation Forces Consumers to Scale Back
August 04, 2022  |  Subscriptions

The great disengagement from the connected economy may be just getting started, spurred by the pressures of living paycheck to paycheck. And as a result...

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Rocksbox on Keeping Subscriptions Fresh
Rocksbox on Keeping Subscriptions Fresh
August 04, 2022  |  Subscription Commerce

With the number of subscription-based goods and services skyrocketing in recent years, consumers are now flush with choice. Everything from video streaming platforms to product...

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Data Helps Jewelers Align Subscription Offers With Consumer Spending Behaviors
Data Helps Jewelers Align Subscription Offers With Consumer Spending Behaviors
August 03, 2022  |  Subscription Commerce

Subscription commerce has taken off in recent years, and consumers now have more subscription options than ever. This success has a downside, however. More subscriptions...

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Amazon vs Walmart Weekly: Who Can Deliver the Value Consumers Want and Need?
Amazon vs Walmart Weekly: Who Can Deliver the Value Consumers Want and Need?
July 29, 2022  |  Retail

Thirty years ago, in a tightly contested run for the White House, political strategist James Carville characterized the singularity of focus he felt was needed...

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Instagram Unveils Exclusive Content for Subscribers
Instagram Unveils Exclusive Content for Subscribers
July 14, 2022  |  Social Commerce

Instagram on Thursday (July 14) announced the ability for creators with paid subscriptions to publish their feed post only to their subscribers, among other new...

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Costco CEO: Membership Fee, Hot Dog Prices Won’t Change
Costco CEO: Membership Fee, Hot Dog Prices Won’t Change
July 11, 2022  |  Retail

Costco CEO Craig Jelinek said Monday (July 11) that it’s “not the right time” for the bulk-discount retailer to consider price increases in membership fees...

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