Tag: starbucks

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Starbucks to Cut Jobs While It Tries to Push for Innovation

6 years ago

Innovating on one hand and cutting on the other hand is a bit like trying to have your morning bun and eat it too.

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Starbucks Tests Uber Eats Delivery in Miami

6 years ago

An earlier U.S. test with Postmates didn't stick, but Uber Eats is likely a better partner for Starbucks considering its wider brand awareness and more extensive experience working with nationwide restaurant chains.

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Starbucks Partners With Alibaba to Roll Out Delivery in China

6 years ago

Starbucks is betting that this partnership will help triple the coffee chain's revenues in the country in the next five years. The power of delivery is not to be underestimated here.

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Starbucks Bets on Delivery to Save Its China Business

6 years ago

As recovery strategies go, hooking people on delivery coffee isn't a terrible idea.

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Starbucks Might Launch a Television Ad Campaign to Revise Image

6 years ago

Will that be enough to change public perception for the brand? Regardless, Starbucks' CEO has his work cut out for himself here.

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JAB Is Targeting Italy’s Illy as Its Next Coffee Conquest

6 years ago

JAB's rapidly growing coffee empire is still in fragments, but Nestle's Starbucks-connected moves may be giving it a challenge it would prefer not to have.

Operations

Starbucks Will Drop Plastic Straws by 2020

6 years ago

There's a huge opportunity right now to manufacture a smarter solution to drinking on the go.

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Soon, Choosing Between Two Starbucks Stores on the Same Block May Not Be an Option

6 years ago

Thanks to the stunning success of its app and loyalty programs, Starbucks has been enjoying some time in the spotlight (though it's not without its missteps, of course). Plans to pump the brakes seem uncharacteristic of the chain, but numbers don't lie.

Tech

Gaming Restaurant Mobile Apps to Protect Privacy

6 years ago

While we like to think that people are becoming more cautious about their privacy, the convenience trade off is just too compelling for many consumers.

Food

Starbucks Is Raising Prices on Its Simplest Drink

6 years ago

As a drinker of this simple, easy-to-make drink that doesn't require extensive labor and time we are going to have to disagree with Starbucks. Why not stick it to the latte drinkers?

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Departing Starbucks Chairman Leaves His Company in Excellent Shape

6 years ago

Schultz's impact has been incredible, and he's been rewarded well. We will note that very, very few business people (Michael Bloomberg among the rare exceptions) have made the transition to politics and produced a track record of success similar to their business endeavors.

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Starbucks Will Close Over 8,000 Stores Today for Anti-Bias Training

6 years ago

An afternoon of training may not change hearts and minds, but it's a signal that Starbucks thinks this issue is a big deal, and they're willing to lose a half day of revenue to demonstrate this.