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).

Car Subscription Market Set To Grow 71 Percent By 2022
Car Subscription Market Set To Grow 71 Percent By 2022
July 26, 2018  |  Subscriptions

Luxury automakers are upending their traditional business models with a new take on an old idea – a car subscription. BMW, for example, launched a...

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NEW REPORT: How Pricing Combats Subscription Fatigue
NEW REPORT: How Pricing Combats Subscription Fatigue
July 25, 2018  |  Subscription Commerce

In the subscription business, offering flexibility is increasingly important for retaining customers. After all, no one likes being overwhelmed with product deliveries they don’t want...

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Apple’s Subscription Reset — And What It Might Mean For What’s Next
Apple’s Subscription Reset — And What It Might Mean For What’s Next
July 19, 2018  |  Apple

These days, it seems one can get a subscription for just about anything – software, movies, music, pet food, toys, children’s books, meals. At this...

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Nearly Half Of Merchants Offer Free Trials As Subscription Benefit
Nearly Half Of Merchants Offer Free Trials As Subscription Benefit
July 19, 2018  |  Retail

These days, eCommerce merchants are offering subscriptions for all sorts of products – from music to movies and even cars – but they face a challenge:...

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MoviePass Parent Co. Shares Sink 20 Percent
MoviePass Parent Co. Shares Sink 20 Percent
July 17, 2018  |  Retail

Even as Helios and Matheson CEO Ted Farnsworth claims that MoviePass will be making $600 million by the end of 2018, shares of the parent...

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Has Unbundling Lost Its Cool?
Has Unbundling Lost Its Cool?
July 09, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

Is unbundling the future? So it would seem. Banking is being unbundled. Open banking, set in motion globally by a regulatory fiat called PSD2, gives...

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Colgate Looks To Invest In Online Subscription Service
Colgate Looks To Invest In Online Subscription Service
July 03, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

As Colgate-Palmolive Co. seeks to cut out retailers as sales move to eCommerce, the consumer packaged goods (CPG) company is reportedly seeking the help of a...

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MoviePass Parent To Sell Up To $1.2B In Equity, Debt To Fund Growth
MoviePass Parent To Sell Up To $1.2B In Equity, Debt To Fund Growth
July 02, 2018  |  Merchant Innovation

Helios and Matheson Analytics, the parent company of movie ticket subscription service MoviePass, announced on Monday (July 2) that it will sell up to $1.2 billion...

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