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Retail Asia15/08/2022

Apple’s Services unit is the company’s second-largest business segment after iPhone. With nearly $20 billion in revenue during the fiscal third quarter, the unit is running at close to an $80 billion annual rate. One of the less-heralded but brilliant moves made during the Tim Cook era was to take advantage of the large number […]

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Retail Asia30/06/2022

Snap has just announced the launch of a new premium tier for customers who want a little bit more features and faster support. The announcement comes less than a month since another social app, Telegram introduced a similar service for those who want extra features. Snap’s new premium tier is called Snapchat+ and is available in Snapchat […]

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Retail Asia13/06/2022

What started as a rumor a few months ago has become reality this week: Telegram is going Premium. Well, the free tier will remain available as is, but a paid tier will also be added which will offer some extra features, resources and speed. Telegram’s founder and CEO, Pavel Durov, announced today that his company will introduce […]

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Retail Asia25/02/2022

A new research report has shown that subscriptions made from the App Store are more than double in terms of payment versus Google Play Store. In other words, this means iPhone and iPad users generally tend to spend more on subscriptions and buy more subscriptions in comparison to users on Android phones. The information comes from […]

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Retail Asia19/01/2022

Google has long been offering YouTube Premium and YouTube Music monthly account memberships, where users can subscribe and pay every month for access to millions of songs and videos for ad-free viewing and downloading. As of today, YouTube is officially rolling out a new subscription option to users across the board of both these paid […]

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Retail Asia09/12/2021

Alexa Together is the new subscription-based service for elders launched by Amazon. It’s an upgrade to the existing Care Hub service and it costs $19.99 per month or $199 per year. Besides the basic features offered by Alexa Care Hub, the new service provides seniors with additional benefits. These additional benefits include access to an emergency […]

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Retail Asia09/11/2021

Disney Plus first got released in 2019 on November 12th, which Disney refers to as Disney Plus Day. This year, for Disney Plus Day, the entertainment giant is making a special offer for new-to-be and returning subscribers. For their first month of subscription, the fee drops from 8$ to 2$. In addition to the 6$ cut […]

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Retail Asia08/11/2021

Telegram is one of the services that gained a lot of customers due to the Facebook/WhatsApp outage, but it remains to be seen how many will become loyal users or will return to their “first love.” The messaging service has been adding many new features in the last few weeks and we’re certain more will be […]

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Retail Asia19/07/2021

Tesla Inc said on Saturday it has introduced an option for some customers to subscribe to its advanced driver assistance software, dubbed “Full Self-Driving capability”, for $199 per month, instead of paying $10,000 upfront. Tesla has previously said its subscription service would generate recurring revenue and expand the customer base for pricy features including lane […]

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Retail Asia07/06/2021

Craft beer retailer, Beer Cartel, is gearing up for an initial public offering in Australia, allowing customers to own a stake in the business. The alcohol delivery business aims to raise $1.5 million through equity crowdfunding with Birchal to fund its growth and improve its logistics, website and offer. Founded in 2009 by Geoff Huens […]

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Retail Asia28/05/2021

Halfway through this month, we told you that Jane Manchun Wong had discovered that Twitter was working on a paid version of the app called Twitter Blue. The info discovered by Wong revealed that the subscription price would be $2.99 per month and would offer a feature allowing you to “save and organize your favorite tweets […]

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Retail Asia14/05/2021

Australia has experienced an unprecedented rise in demand for subscription services across the country, according to research by food-delivery company Deliveroo. The study found that 62 percent of Australians are currently using more than six subscription services. The most popular type of subscription service is TV streaming services, followed by food subscriptions. Growth of subscription […]

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Retail Asia17/03/2021

HBO Max is the most expensive streaming service of its kind at the moment, as subscribers must pay $14.99 per month to access its offering. However, the company confirmed plans to introduce a cheap alternative for those who can’t afford the high price of a monthly subscription. The news was revealed as part of a recent […]

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Retail Asia06/08/2020

The Disney+ streaming service launched on November 12th and after just two weeks we called it “a real threat to Netflix.” While that was met by more than a few skeptics among our loyal readers saying that we jumped the gun, the streamer has gone from strength to strength. According to Today, the House of Mouse released its fiscal […]

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Retail Asia30/07/2020

Spotify introduced two weeks ago a special premium plan for couples, which allows two users who reside at the same address to get similar benefits for just $12.99 per month. While the new plan does make sense for a certain category of customers, it’s limited by the fact that both users must have the same address […]

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Retail Asia14/07/2020

Muji is to launch a subscription service for furniture and interior goods with its design brand Idee. The rental service will feature three basic sets – “sleep”, “learn/work,” and “relax” – starting from US$7.50 per month. The company also offers annual subscriptions for one to four-year plans. The Muji and Idee service offers a solution […]

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Retail Asia27/03/2020

Although there are many streaming alternatives like Amazon Prime, Disney+, Apple TV+ and Hulu, during the current crisis with so many people stuck at home, Netflix is the service that tens of millions of shut-ins depend on for entertainment. Friends and relatives are watching movies and binge-watching television shows from separate locations and then discussing […]

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Retail Asia09/12/2019

Apple is trying to make Shazam, its rather new acquisition, more popular among audiophiles and music lovers in general. The Cupertino-based company now offers a six-month trial to all new Apple Music subscribers, but the redeeming procedure goes through the Shazam app. From now until Cyber Monday, if you’ve never been subscribed to Apple Music you’ll […]

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Retail Asia01/11/2019

Amazon Australia is further challenging the nation’s biggest supermarkets with the launch today of a subscription service which allows consumers to have household essentials delivered regularly at a 10 percent discount. Amazon’s ‘Subscribe and Save’, which has proven popular in international markets, offers free delivery on repeat purchases across pantry food and beverages, pet supplies, […]

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Retail Asia08/10/2019

The subscription services economy – through which one can periodically receive products or services instead of purchasing them outright – is on the rise in South Korea. Rental services, which used to be represented by water purifiers, are now in their heyday as they have expanded to various items such as LED masks and dishwashers. […]

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