Hard-to-Cancel Subscriptions Are a Retention Illusion in 2026
Amazon's expanded Prime refunds and the FTC's reopened rulemaking show what cancellation friction really costs, and what it quietly does to your retention numbers.
Habits, lifecycle messaging and churn: why customers come back in week two, and what makes them stop.
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Amazon's expanded Prime refunds and the FTC's reopened rulemaking show what cancellation friction really costs, and what it quietly does to your retention numbers.
A launch email can buy a spike. Only a habit buys week twelve. A subscription team’s year of chasing reactivation, and what changed when they stopped.
Cancellation surveys tell you that customers left. Conversations tell you why. A practical guide to talking to the people who just walked away.