On Demand news and trends

Taking Laundry Off The To-Do List With On-Demand Apps
Retail // February 03, 2020

Everyday chores are a challenge for working parents who have to balance their lives between jobs and families. They spend time away from home for work — whether they are in the office or thousands of miles away on a business trip — only to...

Bringing Up Baby (With Organic Food On Demand)
Retail // December 10, 2019

Baby food, for the uninitiated, does not seem very exciting. Babies don’t have teeth, their digestive tracts are still works in progress and they aren’t known for their sophisticated palates. In most cases, baby food is mainly a lot of bland, pureed foods that provide sustenance...

SoulCycle’s CEO Ouster Comes Amid More Digital Fitness Offerings
Innovation // November 29, 2019

Fitness is always ripe for disruption in this digital age, and recent events serve to illustrate how the race to win the hearts — and sweat and increased muscle mass and cardio capabilities — of consumes is a fierce one that will command attention in the...

SAFE Credit Union Brings Targeted Marketing To An Increasingly On-Demand World
Credit Unions // November 26, 2019

Meeting customers’ expectations and desires is a key goal for all enterprises, and credit unions (CUs) are no exception. PYMNTS’ Credit Union Innovation Index found that CU members may not prioritize the latest technologies as much as bank and FinTech customers do, but they still...

Interviews & Exclusives
SoulCycle’s CEO Ouster Comes Amid More Digital Fitness Offerings

November 29, 2019
Fitness is always ripe for disruption in this digital age, and recent events serve to illustrate how the race to win the hearts — and sweat and increased muscle mass and cardio capabilities — of consumes is a fierce one that will command attention in the coming decade. The news this week comes from SoulCycle, a […]

Home Maintenance Gets Its On-Demand, Uber-Like Upgrade

August 30, 2019
In San Francisco for business, Doug Schaedler was about to bite into a steak when his wife called from Tampa with a household emergency. The family’s air conditioner had conked...

The Role Of Digital Identity In Growing The Healthcare Services Gig Economy

June 17, 2019
The United States is currently weathering a healthcare worker shortage that is estimated to get quite a bit worse before it gets better.  According to healthcare staffing consultancy Mercer, to...

How Consumers Rate The State Of US Disbursements

February 27, 2019
There might be one word that consumers would use to describe the state of disbursements in early 2019: mediocre. Millennial consumers probably wouldn’t be so generous. The proof point is...

Quick Reads
Redbox Launches Streaming Service

February 18, 2020
Redbox, the DVD rental company best known for its physical kiosks, is dipping a toe in the streaming market with its new service Redbox Free Live TV, according to published reports Monday (Feb. 17). The service will be different from “live TV” style services as provided by outlets like YouTube TV or Hulu’s Live TV, […]

AMC Theaters Gets Into Streaming With On-Demand Movies

October 15, 2019
AMC Theaters, the largest movie theater chain in the U.S., is launching an on-demand video service, The New York Times reported on Tuesday (Oct. 15).  The service will let customers...

Coinbase Eyeing Omni’s Crypto Engineering Team For Acquihire

October 07, 2019
Coinbase is reportedly in talks to acquire rentals startup Omni’s engineering team. Two sources told TechCrunch that Omni also laid off seven operations team members on Friday (October 4). The...

Walgreens, Postmates Team For New York On-Demand Delivery

October 02, 2019
To provide on-demand delivery for shoppers looking for health and wellness products, Walgreens and Postmates have announced a collaboration. Postmates will deliver hundreds of the pharmacy retailer’s items from 174...