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Merchants selling on the ecommerce platform get national exposure for their local, artisanal food products, like Dark Chocolate Malted Fudge and Chile Red Pepper Tapenade.

Subscription businesses are as old as newspapers and as new as the latest startup drawn by the prospect of recurring revenues.

They're an easy way to delight consumers but they also work to reach a national audience as new-age marketing platforms.

The benefits abound -- for both company and customer.

Never run out of coffee again, with Starbucks' new high-quality subscription plan.

BirchBox changed women's sampling of cosmetics. Dollar Shave Club automated razor-blade delivery. Find out about other categories ripe for this business model.

The video platform is finally considering a paid-subscription option that will allow users to avoid ads.

Forging into PayPal's territory, Amazon expands its reach with online payments.

When Netflix raised its subscription prices two years ago, users rebelled. This time, the company is doing it differently.

Target's online subscription service launched in September with just 150 baby-care items. Now, it's increasing its product offering tenfold, offering everything from K-cups to dog food for regular delivery.

There are many tiers to Microsoft's office suite. Know which one is best suited for your company.

These five tips can help build a subscription service that keeps customers coming back.

The key is to track and improve these important key performance indicators.

Companies like Birchbox and Bitters + Bottles illustrate the benefits of subscription services: recurring revenue and deep customer relationships.

Subscription services are no longer just for magazine and beer-of-the-month clubs. The booming ecommerce method is one of our Business Trends for 2014. Check out these unique services to find out why.