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How Subscription Strategies can Supercharge Loyalty Programs

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To guard against member indifference, retailers may want to consider adopting subscription program elements that can both boost “stickiness” and reveal more about customers’ wants and needs. of respondents), as well as free or discounted shipping (the next-highest response at 63.2% ). As a whole, loyalty programs are quite popular.

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Want to Cut the Cost of Fast Fulfillment? It All Starts with Inventory Placement

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The problems with getting products to people quickly and cheaply are well-known: consumers want fast fulfillment, which is costly to provide, but they don’t want to pay high (or really any) shipping fees. Even Amazon , the trendsetter in fast fulfillment, isn’t immune to higher labor costs.

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Product Substitution: How Savvy Retailers and Manufacturers can Build Supply Chain Resiliency, Reduce Costs and Improve Customer Experiences

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Shipping delays and stockouts lead to frustration and disappointment, especially when logistical problems impact time-sensitive purchases, such as special occasion gifts, event tickets or prescription medications. In other instances, customers might expect an upgrade for their trouble.

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How to Launch a Subscription Box For Your Company

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They offer some of the best-known subscription boxes around, reflecting an increasingly popular (and potentially lucrative) business model. Why Should You Launch a Subscription Box? According to MarketsandMarkets , the subscription and recurring billing market will grow to around $7.8 How to Create a Subscription Box.

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5 Tips for Maintaining Subscription Momentum

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subscription ecommerce sales will continue to see double-digit growth over the coming years, swelling from $33.48 That’s a good sign for CPG brands, which are capable of making the most seamless transition to subscriptions: deodorant, toothpaste, diapers and even smoothie packets quickly become part of consumers’ routines.

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How to Start a Subscription Business that Works

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From Birchbox to Dollar Shave Club, and Kiwi Crate to Netflix, we seem to live in a world of subscriptions, whether it be for software, movies, clothing, food, or whatever else you don't mind paying for with a monthly subscription. There's a reason so many subscription-based business models seem to be popping up.

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Direct Wines Pairs Lifetime Movies with Wines in New Subscription Service

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A+E Networks and Direct Wines have teamed up to create a new wine subscription program catering to viewers of the Lifetime network. To celebrate the launch, new subscribers will receive 12 curated wines plus two bonus bottles of rosé prosecco and two stemless wine glasses for an introductory price of $79.99 (plus $19.99