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).

Thinking Inside The Box For Holiday Shopping
Thinking Inside The Box For Holiday Shopping
December 02, 2017  |  Retail

With only 23 days left until Christmas, the pressure is mounting. Sure, there are some Type A people who’ve long since done their holiday shopping...

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MoviePass Launches $6.95 Monthly Plan
MoviePass Launches $6.95 Monthly Plan
November 20, 2017  |  Subscription Commerce

MoviePass is trying to lure more customers its way, offering a limited-time, one-year subscription plan that amounts to $7.50 a month or a flat fee...

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Betting On Style For The Short-On-Time
Betting On Style For The Short-On-Time
November 06, 2017  |  Retail

The world is full of people who want to look nice but don’t have the kind of enthusiasm (or time) for retail commerce that would...

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Ann Taylor Jumps On Subscription Clothing Rentals
Ann Taylor Jumps On Subscription Clothing Rentals
November 03, 2017  |  Retail

Women’s clothing brand Ann Taylor is getting into subscription commerce. To help get its fashion merchandise into the hands of more customers, the company has...

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What’s Really Behind The ‘Fab’ In Fabletics?
What’s Really Behind The ‘Fab’ In Fabletics?
November 03, 2017  |  Subscription Commerce

This fashion subscription service is legging it away from the classic apparel retail model, and celebrities like Kate Hudson and a new membership approach to...

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How Subscriptions Are Changing What Consumers Buy (To Own)
How Subscriptions Are Changing What Consumers Buy (To Own)
October 27, 2017  |  Subscription Commerce

“Click to subscribe!” The rally cry of YouTube personalities has now been appropriated by, well, pretty much everybody. In fact, subscription commerce seems to be...

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MoviePass Boosts Matheson’s Bottom Line
MoviePass Boosts Matheson’s Bottom Line
October 12, 2017  |  Subscription Commerce

Information technology firm Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc. is seeing big returns on its $27 million investment in MoviePass, an online ticketing service. According to...

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Today In Data: Cryptocurrencies And Subscription Payments
Today In Data: Cryptocurrencies And Subscription Payments
October 10, 2017  |  Today In Data

Platform payments currently make up one of the fastest-changing spaces in the payments world, progress that has been largely led by bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies....

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How The ‘Debbie Test’ Can Flag Sketchy Merchants
How The ‘Debbie Test’ Can Flag Sketchy Merchants
October 10, 2017  |  Risk Management

“Does this merchant pass the Debbie Test?” That’s the first thing Donald Kasdon, chief executive officer of credit card processing and payment solutions provider T1 Payments, said he asks...

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