subscriptions

The subscription business model is a business model in which a customer must pay a recurring price at regular intervals for access to a product. The model was pioneered by publishers of books and periodicals in the 17th century, and is now used by many businesses and websites.

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Facebook And Google Payments Efforts Top Week’s News
Facebook And Google Payments Efforts Top Week’s News
November 15, 2019  |  News

Welcome to the PYMTS Weekender, where we recap the week’s biggest development in payments and commerce. This edition includes news about Facebook’s new payments push,...

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Apple News+ Subscriptions Have Sputtered Since Launch
Apple News+ Subscriptions Have Sputtered Since Launch
November 14, 2019  |  Apple

Apple News+, the tech giant’s paid news service, has failed to add new subscribers since it launched in March, according to CNBC. The service attracted...

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Apple May Bundle Subscriptions To Attract Users
Apple May Bundle Subscriptions To Attract Users
November 14, 2019  |  Retail

Apple is looking into bundling its digital products — News+, Apple TV+ and Apple Music — as a way to draw in subscribers, Bloomberg reported...

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Disney+ Has Signed 10M Subscribers One Day After Launch
Disney+ Has Signed 10M Subscribers One Day After Launch
November 13, 2019  |  Subscriptions

Shares in Walt Disney surged on Wednesday (Nov. 13) amid news of 10 million signups for its Disney+ streaming service, according to a report by...

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Does Nike Move Show An Amazon Weak Spot?
Does Nike Move Show An Amazon Weak Spot?
November 13, 2019  |  Amazon

The knives are out for Amazon this week thanks to a major sneaker brand. But at this point, it seems unlikely that major changes are...

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Why Subscriptions Rule Retail And Amazon Is King
Why Subscriptions Rule Retail And Amazon Is King
November 13, 2019  |  Subscription Commerce

The third quarter of 2019 saw decreased revenue for meal kit subscription service Blue Apron, a company that is struggling to stay afloat in the increasingly saturated...

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WordPress Teams With Stripe To Offer Recurring Payments
WordPress Teams With Stripe To Offer Recurring Payments
November 12, 2019  |  Subscriptions

Popular publishing platform WordPress.com has teamed up with payments company Stripe to add a subscription or recurring payments option, enabling users to generate regularly scheduled...

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Dell Adds New Energy To On-Demand Subscription Commerce
Dell Adds New Energy To On-Demand Subscription Commerce
November 12, 2019  |  Subscription Commerce

Subscription keeps moving into new areas as more consumers — and businesses — come to rely on that retail method, and the recurring payments involved....

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How The Vitamin Shoppe Introduced Subscriptions To Its Retail Business
How The Vitamin Shoppe Introduced Subscriptions To Its Retail Business
November 11, 2019  |  Subscription Commerce

While many retail chains are adding subscriptions to their in-store offerings, it comes with its share of challenges, including involuntary cancellations due to credit card...

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