Bean Box news and trends

Half of Online Shoppers Demand Easy Checkout Experiences
eCommerce // February 21, 2024

As merchants look to attract eCommerce customers, offering a simple, convenient checkout journey can be key to shopper acquisition and loyalty. By the Numbers For the study “The Online Features Driving Consumers to Shop With Brands, Retailers or Marketplaces,” PYMNTS Intelligence surveyed more than 3,500...

Consumers Push Back on Auto-Refill Unless It’s Simple and Flexible
Subscriptions // December 14, 2023

The auto-refill economy can turn retail subscriptions into essential mainstays of the household. And the right approach, as Bean Box CEO Matthew Berk and HomeLife Chief Technology Officer Ivan Rodriguez told Karen Webster, can transform otherwise luxury and discretionary goods into everyday requisites. But flexibility...

Holiday Gifting Presents 2-for-1 Customer Acquisition Opportunity
Subscriptions // December 05, 2023

As brands look to capture consumers’ holiday gifting spending, subscription box providers have the opportunity to drive high-margin a la carte sales on one hand and to acquire subscribers on the other. In an interview with PYMNTS, Matthew Berk, CEO of coffee subscription and gift...

Bean Box CEO: D2C Better Than Amazon for Small Brands
Subscriptions // June 13, 2023

As consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies look to build loyalty and maintain consistent sales, subscription offerings can go a long way, but Amazon’s popular Subscribe & Save program may not be the best fit for smaller brands, as Bean Box has observed. In an interview...

Interviews & Exclusives
Half of Online Shoppers Demand Easy Checkout Experiences

February 21, 2024
As merchants look to attract eCommerce customers, offering a simple, convenient checkout journey can be key to shopper acquisition and loyalty. By the Numbers For the study “The Online Features Driving Consumers to Shop With Brands, Retailers or Marketplaces,” PYMNTS Intelligence surveyed more than 3,500 U.S. consumers in October to understand their choices and behaviors […]

Consumers Push Back on Auto-Refill Unless It’s Simple and Flexible

December 14, 2023
The auto-refill economy can turn retail subscriptions into essential mainstays of the household. And the right approach, as Bean Box CEO Matthew Berk and HomeLife Chief Technology Officer Ivan Rodriguez...

Bean Box CEO: Lack of Product Options Puts Subscription Sales at Risk

February 08, 2023
Economic worries, such as stagnant wages, increasing interest rates and inconsistent inflation, are piling up on consumers, forcing them to examine their spending. As they adjust, subscriptions are likely to...

Coffee and Flower Brands Push Value to Survive ‘The Great Unsubscribe’

October 12, 2022
Core tools and tactics are similar among retail subscriptions, but guiding consumers to keep a beloved but nonessential subscription is a nuanced set of interactions that vary widely. In an...