Starbucks: Bad Passwords, Not Hackers to Blame for App Thefts
If you use the Starbucks app to pay for your morning coffee, you might want to check your bank account. And then strengthen your password. After reports emerged saying hackers had gained access to user...
View ArticleStarbucks’ Music Experience Is Now Powered by Baristas with Spotify
Coffee kingpin Starbucks and bane of Jay-Z’s existence Spotify have just announced a huge partnership to create a “first-of-its-kind music ecosystem.” What that means is that soon, the Starbucks music...
View ArticleStarbucks Offers Rewards Points to Lyft Riders and Drivers
Starbucks and Lyft have just announced a partnership that will see both riders and drivers earning rewards points for using Lyft. There are basically four major aspects of the partnership. First, My...
View ArticleNeil Young Calls for Starbucks Boycott Over GMO Lawsuit
Neil Young is protesting Starbucks. And when Neil Young protests something, people notice — for better or for worse. When the National Guard rolled in to Kent State back in the 60s and left four...
View ArticleThandie Newton Calls Out Starbucks over Distasteful Statue
Actress Thandie Newton slammed coffee giant Starbucks this week over a figurine she saw in one of their stores. The figure, which Newtown posted on Twitter, is of a black figure in a loin cloth and...
View ArticleStarbucks Delivery via Uber Eats Goes National After Seeing Higher Average Sales
Based on a successful delivery trial in China via Alibaba and Uber Eats in Miami, Starbucks has announced that they are adding delivery nationwide. Starbucks COO Rosalind Brewer says they are still...
View ArticleCannabis Triple Venti at Starbucks?
Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson says that cannabis-infused beverages are not on the roadmap. However, he seems open to that possibility in the future. “You can’t get a cannabis triple venti today,” said...
View ArticleStarbucks Dramatically Increased Used of AI-Powered Customer Insights to...
Starbucks has dramatically increased the use of AI-powered customer insights to drive growth, says Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson. During the most recent holiday season, Starbucks made data-driven...
View ArticleStarbucks Coming Out on Top in China, Says CEO
Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson isn’t worried about competitors in the fast-growing coffee market in China. He says that competition is actually broadening the addressable market by introducing tea...
View ArticleYou Can Renew the Founder’s Mentality, Says Author Chris Zook
“Once your company is no longer small it tends to accumulate bureaucracy and you begin to lose the founder’s mentality,” says Chris Zook, author of “The Founders Mentality.” “That is the paradox of...
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