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February 3, 2026

On the web

Retail Subscriptions Need to Take a Leaf Out of the Digital Playbook

Internet Retailing

"The subscription economy continues to go from strength to strength. From established markets like digital media and entertainment to fast-growing sectors such as healthcare and wellness, recurring revenue models are reshaping how consumers access products and services. In fact, our recent 2026 State of Subscriptions report found overall subscription growth of 8.3% year on year across all sectors, proving that demand has never been higher."

December 10, 2025

On the web

Subscriptions are Reshaping the Ecommerce Landscape. Recurly Deepens Shopify Partnership to Lead the Shift.

Yahoo Finance

"Recurly, the subscription growth platform, announced an expanded investment in the Shopify ecosystem as ecommerce brands increasingly shift toward recurring revenue models. Recurly Commerce is built for this shift, giving merchants a flexible, enterprise-ready subscription engine that supports advanced use cases across replenishment, memberships, mixed-cart subscriptions, prepaid programs, and digital and physical goods."

May 12, 2025

On the wires

Recurly Announces Strategic Acquisitions of Redfast and Prive to Accelerate the Future of Subscription Growth

Business Wire

"Recurly announced that it has acquired the Shopify-first subscription platform Prive and subscriber engagement personalization tool Redfast. With these additions, Recurly becomes the first and only subscription management suite to fully integrate billing, payments, analytics, real-time subscriber engagement, and ecommerce subscription management."

September 29, 2022

On the web

Recurly Enhances Revenue Recognition Solution, Helping Subscription Businesses Automate Complex Accounting Processes

Businesswire

“Recurly , Inc . , a leading subscription management and billing platform for high-growth brands, has announced an agreement to acquire LeapRev, a global revenue recognition and forecasting solution. This acquisition will create a single source for subscription management, recurring billing, and revenue management that empowers Recurly customers to better focus on driving growth among increasingly complex and evolving revenue accounting and reporting standards.”

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