Mark Investments (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
Coffee Republic (LSE: CFE) is struggling to find that one magic coffee bean that would bring joy for the company’s financial situation. The coffee house chain operator had another disappointing year with a net loss of £2.5 million. So, despite the company’s aggressive expansion strategy, it seems that it is still incapable [...]
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 30/08/2008
Coffee shop profits are tumbling as hard-pressed customers turn their backs on £3 lattes.
Business Week (Free subscription) | 29/07/2008
Thirsty customers at Coffee Republic outlets can pay for goods up to £10 simply by touching their Barclaycards to a reader
Computerworld UK's Roundup (Free subscription) | 24/07/2008
Coffee Republic has begun a rollout of contactless payments using Barclaycard OneTouch technology.
computing (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
Angelica Mari, Computing , Wednesday 23 July 2008 at 12:23:00 Company impressed enough to consider rolling out system across its own shops and franchised network Coffeeshop chain Coffee Republic is to equip all its shops with contactless payment terminals following a successful four-month trial. The pilot was carried out at 16 outlets in Canary Wharf,...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
Coffee Republic announced today that Steven Bartlett, the former rebel shareholder who ousted the company's founder, Bobby Hashemi, in October 2006, is to step down as chief executive.
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 17/06/2008
HAVING no knowledge of retail or coffee didn’t deter London lawyer Sahar Hashemi from teaming up with her brother, Bobby, to open a coffee shop.
Online business marketing blog (Free subscription) | 16/05/2008
Coffee lovers who fancy surfing and working online from the comfort of a big coffee shop armchair have one more reason to be happy. Indulging themselves in the bitter sweet taste and fragrance of their Arabica or Columbia variety cappuccino while getting free wi-fi Internet access has already start happening at Coffee Republic cafes. Coffee Republic pioneered the market as the first UK coffee
SMS Text News (Free subscription) | 12/05/2008
Add Coffee Republic to your radar now when you're out and about. Screw Starbucks. Coffee Republic, you see, are offering free WiFi in every one of their coffee shops (or ‘coffee bars’ as they call them). Some bars have site limitations that prevent them from offering WiFi, but, generally speaking, every Coffee [...]
Net4Now's (Free subscription) | 16/04/2008
High street chain Coffee Republic has announced plans to provide free Wi-Fi internet access from 1 May across the majority of its outlets.
cellular-news (Free subscription) | 14/04/2008
The UK based coffee shop, Coffee Republic has announced today that from the beginning of next month - it will scrap charges for using it's Wi-Fi service - so long as you buy something from them first.
TechDigest (Free subscription) | 14/04/2008
THE BIG THREE iPlayer now working on PS3; just don't tell the Beeb LG T80 - touchscreen and digital TV on the go Coffee Republic offers "free" Wi-Fi, so long as you remain caffeinated THE FEATURE AND THE VIDEO REVIEW Cocaine users bragging about it on Facebook - what else is lurking on FB? Shiny Video Review: Samsung F490 mobile phone ...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008
The coffee may be splendid but the aroma that has surrounded Coffee Republic for much of its time as a quoted company has not been particularly pleasant for investors.
Ecademy: user blogs (Free subscription) | 07/12/2007
Uploaded with Skitch! Hoodied, iPodded, Facebooked, laptopped, youtubed, iTuned, wifi'd, consummerised, logo'd, internetised, googlised, environmentalised, attitudinalised, marginalised. Welcome to the republic, the Coffee Republic, of today's yoof. Teenagers drink far too much alcohol, smoke cigarettes or spliffs, take drugs, are antisocial, are proud of their ASBOs, their exams are getting easier...
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 26/10/2007
THE Coffee Republic brand is to make a return to Scotland almost a decade after its initial foray north of the Border in a franchise deal with north-east convenience store and deli chain McLeish Brothers.
