As retail subscriptions woo consumers of all ages, PYMNTS Intelligence reveals that, for providers that follow the surprise box model, Generation Z is the most likely to get on board. By the Numbers The PYMNTS Intelligence report “The Impact of Subscription Models on Consumer Choice,”...
Before Kenny Ball started a subscription box to bring families together for screen-free time, he was a public school teacher for 14 years. He taught mostly third and fifth grade, but spent a few years in sixth and eighth grade, so his experience spanned many...
The Nomadik Founder Pat Hines grew up in the outdoor and action sports industries before he was inspired to start his subscription box service for adventurers. Hines, who was a pro-amateur surfer, loved seeing the latest and greatest gadgets. But for an everyday person to...
In many ways, consumers are living in a golden age of subscription commerce, with streaming services like Netflix offering award-winning series’ and movies, while Amazon Prime provides members with access to a growing bundle of content and services. These prominent platforms are raising the bar...
August 11, 2017
Turns out we’ve been doing passwords wrong and that in almost any fashion, short or long, rife with symbols or your dog’s birthday, the protection is just not there. Passwords are good at short circuiting your brain, but not hackers’ brains. And, viva la ATM, while Ralph Lauren and rental cars get thrown off their respective trails for a bit.
July 14, 2017
Who doesn’t love a free trial? PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster knows a guy who loves them so much that he keeps an Excel spreadsheet outlining how he will eat for...
February 21, 2024
Subscription solutions company Ordergroove is introducing the Ordergroove Bundles Suite, which allows merchants to be more flexible in catering to diverse subscriber preferences. Through a suite of application programming interfaces (APIs), retailers can provide their customers with high-value subscription bundle experiences, including Fixed Kits, Build Your Own Bundle and Rotating Clubs, the company said in […]
May 01, 2018
As a first for its Prime membership service, Amazon has unveiled a subscription service for children’s books. Through the program, customers will be able to purchase age-appropriate boxes of books picked...
