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Every Business Can Be a Subscription Business

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Analyzing the Struggles of Subscription Models

This chapter explores the difficulties Blue Apron encountered as a subscription service, focusing on the imbalance between customer acquisition costs and profitability. It delves into issues of customer retention, menu limitations, and subscription guilt that led to a significant number of cancellations.

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