| Title |
Examining the Business Model of Replenishment Subscriptions: a Longitudinal Case Study |
| ID_Doc |
77815 |
| Authors |
Rodríguez-García, M; Nuñez-Fernández, A; Gonzalez-Romero, I; Prado-Prado, JC |
| Title |
Examining the Business Model of Replenishment Subscriptions: a Longitudinal Case Study |
| Year |
2022 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.37610/dyo.v0i78.630 |
| Abstract |
Subscription boxes continue to rise globally as consumers demand these services for a growing number of products such as cosmetics, fashion or pet food. Nonetheless, the increasing customer expectations, along with the complexity of internal operations, particularly for replenishment subscriptions, have made many of these businesses gone bankrupt in their early days. To tackle this problem, our study aims to developing the business model of replenishment subscription boxes to find the keys to viability that ensure sustained growth. To achieve this, we applied the Business Model Canvas (BMC) framework to a state-of-the-art subscription business. We used a longitudinal case study that lasted four years, which enabled us to build a complete view of the development of the business over time. Our study shows that the success of replenishment subscription boxes lies in the ability of companies to provide a highly personalized service to subscribers to reduce the churn rate, which is key in order to meet the needs of different customer segments within the subscription business. Moreover, replenishment subscription businesses need better allocation of resources to marketing strategies because of the high cost of free trials. They also need process standardization from the early development stages. These two factors will enable exponential, sustainable growth through market and product development. |
| Author Keywords |
Subscription box; Subscription retailing; Replenishment subscription; Business model Canvas; Sustainable business model |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000927862300004 |
| WoS Category |
Management |
| Research Area |
Business & Economics |
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