The Starbucks Experience: 5 Principles for Turning Ordinary into Extraordinary
Serious Eats (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Note: Jessie Oleson (aka Cakespy) drops by every Monday to share a delicious dessert recipe. [Original artwork and photographs: Jessie Oleson] Cliché as it may sound coming from a Seattleite, I must confess to feeling a small thrill around this...
The Trailing Partner Post (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago
Carly Simon is broke. Yes, broke. After loosing money in unwise investments (Madoff?), and taking on too much debt, the Simon and Schuster heiress finds herself in the poor house–two of them. One a West Village townhouse, the other a beach pad on Cape Cod. We should all be that destitute. I [...]
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
As part of its ongoing partnership with the Morning Joe show, Starbucks has added "Morning Joe Edition" to the name of its Gold Coast Blend. The coffee will continue to be sold in grocery stores for about $9.49 alongside other Starbucks whole-bean coffees.
The Tampa Bay Business Journal (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Starbucks Corp. reported fourth-quarter earnings of $150 million, up significantly from earnings of $5.4 million in the same quarter in 2008. The increase reflected sharp cuts in expenses related to the coffee giant’s decision to close 800 stores this year. (SBUX)
SeekingAlpha Retail Stocks (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Yale Bock submits: Starbucks ( SBUX ) is going to be a larger company 3, 5, and 10 years from now. The main reason Starbucks will grow is because coffee and tea are both enormous markets, domestically and globally. Second, Starbucks has low penetration rates in terms of the number of locations it has, especially in the BRIC countries. Finally, Starbucks has nice potential for growth in packaged coffee,...
The Street (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Starbucks, CBS, M&T Bank and Public Storage had their ratings changed by TheStreet.com.
Miss Glitzy's Monologue (Free subscription) | yesterday
This is for real: Starbucks sells Macarons! Miss Glitzy spotted this at a Starbucks outlet in Tokyo. There were 3 flavours (Caramel, Maroon and Apple Cinnamon) available at that store and each individually packaged like a cookie. Each macaron was huge – with a diameter of 4.5cm with artificially polished surface. Each macaron costs 220 [...]
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
TVNewser hears MSNBC's Morning Joe is getting a new green room which includes custom made wallpaper with the Starbucks logo. In June, MSNBC entered into an agreement with Starbucks which made the coffee maker the official sponsor of the show. We hear construction will continue this weekend and the new space will be unveiled on Monday's show. New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media ....
The Puget Sound Business Journal (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Starbucks Corp. shares rose 7.21 percent to close at $21.12 on Friday, a day after the coffee retailer reported a sharp jump in third quarter earnings. (SBUX)
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
After remodeling stores in Seattle, Tokyo and Paris Disney Village with its new, community-focused design, Starbucks has taken those ideas to the U.K., where The Times of London reports that the first of 100 "individualized" Starbucks opens in Central London today (although the article is dated tomorrow, and even the time change doesn't account for that).
Times Online (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
It has been called a “rapacious multinational” and accused of invading our high streets, setting up countless Identikit shops serving weak, overpriced drinks. Now Starbucks, the world’s largest coffee chain, is reinventing itself — as the local independent café.
Business Week (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Wall Street analysts give their buy, sell, or hold views on various stocks in the news this week
(Blog) Red (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
We love this video! It’s for the announcement of our (STARBUCKS) RED launch in the U.K & Ireland that happened this week. The (STARBUCKS) RED Card lets you turn ALL your purchases at Starbucks (RED). Every time you use your (STARBUCKS) RED Card in the U.K. and Ireland until 31st December 2010, Starbucks will contribute 5p/5 cents to the Global Fund to help eliminate AIDS in Africa. The (STARBUCKS)...
Bricks and Stones (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Katie Holmes goes to Starbucks on Long Island, NY. Katie Holmes went to Starbucks on Friday morning where she picked up two coffees. Katie is currently filming a movie on Long Island entitled 'The Romantics'. Source Uploaded Picture: PHOTO GALLERY:
Starbucks Gossip (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Some highlights: * "By the end of the year, our customer satisfaction scores were up a full 10 percentage points from where we began in January." (Howard Schultz) * "We'll continue to make progress toward evolving our food business, as...
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