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Ecommerce CAC Is Up 60%. Most Subscription Brands Haven't Done the New Math.

30 Apr 2026

The Discount Trap: How Promotions Quietly Kill Subscription LTV

20 Apr 2026 3 min read
Every subscription brand has done it. Revenue slows, the board asks questions, and someone suggests a flash sale or a deeper intro discount. It works for about six weeks. Then the cohort churns,

The 10-Point Margin Hit: What the 2026 Tariffs Did to Subscription Boxes

16 Apr 2026 3 min read
TLDR67% of DTC brands raised prices within a week of the Section 122 surcharge taking effect on Feb 24. Most did it before they knew their churn elasticity.A typical $30 beauty box

Your Retention Team Is Running a Playbook From 2020. AI Rewrites It.

11 Apr 2026 4 min read
Most subscription brands run retention the same way they did five years ago. Someone pulls a report. Someone else builds a segment. A third person writes the email. By the time the campaign
Failed Payments Are Your Biggest Revenue Leak (Here's How to Fix It)

Failed Payments Are Your Biggest Revenue Leak (Here's How to Fix It)

07 Apr 2026 12 min read
TLDR: * 20-40% of subscription churn is involuntary. These are failed payments from customers who never wanted to leave. Industry-wide, that adds up to roughly $129B in lost revenue a year. * Default retry logic
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