Deep Dive 16 minutes PremiumSubscription Commerce: A Box for Everything and Everyone Coresight Research July 31, 2017 Executive Summary Recent years have seen a proliferation of online subscription box service companies that focus on a large variety of products such as food, apparel, cosmetics, toys, etc. Subscription box services consist of replenishment boxes for regular, frequently used products or curated items that allow subscribers to try new products tailored to their personal tastes. The boom in the subscription model poses at least some competitive threat to conventional retailers and product manufacturers, who have been responding by launching their own subscription services or acquiring subscription startups. There looks to be room in the market for only a few subscription box services per category, as consumers cannot have an infinite number of subscriptions. Some of the largest and most established online subscription services are not profitable, putting into question the longer-term validity of this business model. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 23: Rite Aid To Close Almost 500 StoresAmazon Bids to Acquire TikTok—What It Means for US E-CommerceUS CPG Sales Tracker: Beauty Sales Accelerate, While Online Grocery Sees Sharp SlowdownHot Tech Trends and Cool Products Unveiled: CES 2025 Pre-Conference Insights