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Large waves hit onlookers at Bronte pool in Sydney, Australia. EPA
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A handout satellite image shows a closeup view of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia. Satellite image ©2020 Maxar Technologies via Reuters
Passengers wear face masks as they wait to travel to their rural homes at a bus stop in Nairobi, Kenya. EPA
Passengers wear face masks as they wait to travel to their rural homes at a bus stop in Nairobi, Kenya. EPA
Activists and supporters of the controversial left-wing autonomous project 'Liebigstraße' (Liebig Road) have occupied the the 30 metre high sculpture 'Molecule Man' in Berlin, Germany. AP
Activists and supporters of the controversial left-wing autonomous project 'Liebigstraße' (Liebig Road) have occupied the the 30 metre high sculpture 'Molecule Man' in Berlin, Germany. AP
The comet Neowise or C/2020 F3 is seen before sunrise over the Turets, Belarus, 110km west of capital Minsk. AP
The comet Neowise or C/2020 F3 is seen before sunrise over the Turets, Belarus, 110km west of capital Minsk. AP
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A tourist enjoys standing inside a zorb ball on the bank of Vltava rive in Prague. AFP
Customers eat lunch at a restaurant with tables in a stream of a river in Kampung Kemensah on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. AFP
Customers eat lunch at a restaurant with tables in a stream of a river in Kampung Kemensah on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. AFP
A visitor takes pictures of lotus flowers at Shinobazu Pond in Tokyo, Japan. EPA
A visitor takes pictures of lotus flowers at Shinobazu Pond in Tokyo, Japan. EPA

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What drives subscription retailing?

Once the domain of newspaper home deliveries, subscription model retailing has combined with e-commerce to permeate myriad products and services.

The concept has grown tremendously around the world and is forecast to thrive further, according to UnivDatos Market Insights’ report on recent and predicted trends in the sector.

The global subscription e-commerce market was valued at $13.2 billion (Dh48.5bn) in 2018. It is forecast to touch $478.2bn in 2025, and include the entertainment, fitness, food, cosmetics, baby care and fashion sectors.

The report says subscription-based services currently constitute “a small trend within e-commerce”. The US hosts almost 70 per cent of recurring plan firms, including leaders Dollar Shave Club, Hello Fresh and Netflix. Walmart and Sephora are among longer established retailers entering the space.

UnivDatos cites younger and affluent urbanites as prime subscription targets, with women currently the largest share of end-users.

That’s expected to remain unchanged until 2025, when women will represent a $246.6bn market share, owing to increasing numbers of start-ups targeting women.

Personal care and beauty occupy the largest chunk of the worldwide subscription e-commerce market, with changing lifestyles, work schedules, customisation and convenience among the chief future drivers.

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