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Subscription Commerce Economics

Recurly CEO On How Over-The-Top Services Came Out On Top
 

While bundling phone, cable and internet services might make sense for providers, customers aren’t biting. These bloated packages opened the door for à la carte subscription services like Netflix, but these platforms face their own set of challenges: Loyalty and churn. Recurly CEO Dan Burkhart tells Karen Webster what all subscription commerce companies can learn from pricing and packaging skinny bundles.

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Macy's Earnings

Macy's Beats, But No End To Negative Comps In Sight
 

Yes, Macy's earnings were better than the Street expected, but those expectations were hardly a high bar. The sales declines continue, the guidance was soft, and yet, there were a few, okay, very, very few bright spots, if you took the time to look Backstage...
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PYMNTS Sizzle/Fizzle

Taking A Pass On Passwords
 

Turns out we’ve been doing passwords wrong by following the advice of the password guru who doled it out. Seems passwords are good at short circuiting your brain, but not the hackers’. And, viva la ATM, while Ralph Lauren and rental cars get thrown off their respective trails for a bit. Happy Sizzle/Fizzle Friday.

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PayPal Acquires Swift Financial To Expand SMB Lending Options
 

Behind every small business is a person hoping to make a better life for herself and her family. Access to working capital can often mean the difference between just getting by (or maybe not even) or taking that business to the next level. Linda Lightman is the founder of one of those small businesses: Linda’s Stuff. Lightman tells Karen Webster how a loan from PayPal, via their summer pilot with Swift Financial, after banks said no has made it possible for her to invest in the new technologies needed to keep her 17-year-old luxury consignment business on top of its competitive game.

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