E-commerce: what about the subscription model?

 

An increasingly popular trend in the e-commerce world, and one that will help you drive more sales, is the subscription model. This business system has become extremely famous over the last few years.

Indeed, a lot of companies adopting this operation mode are doing very well. Some examples are Dollar Shave Clubs marketing razors, Blue Apron for meal kits and Birchbox selling beauty products. What is the subscription model about? As a merchant, you offer a product or a curated set of items every month and you encourage customers to subscribe for a fee and to receive merchandise monthly. One of the reasons why this is becoming popular is because consumers enjoy the feeling of being ‘surprised’ by deliveries. The benefit for you is that curating ‘random’ or ‘assorted’ boxes gives you the opportunity to offload unsold items in your inventory and you are guaranteed a monthly revenue stream.

Apart from this, you must place a lot of importance on security so that your consumers do not run away. A complex checkout process can expose your clients’ financial information and as an e-commerce seller, it is your responsibility to keep customers’ details safe because a security breach scandal will ruin your brand image. To avoid this, you can invest in professional security for your website and servers.

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Subscription models are becoming more popular 

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