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Starbucks Corporation

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2009

    Howard Schultz Encourages Holiday Spending With Guilt & Bono

    "Bono, could I interest you in some Via?"​You damn doves get off my computer screen! Banner ads on the Web are sending white birds flapping across our monitors to promote Starbucks' new Love Project. It's a co-venture with anti-AIDS charity (Red), which earmarks a portion of a customer's purch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2009

    Howard Schultz, Would You Like Us to Have Fries With Our Order?

    Here's a thought: Make Starbucks "partners" wear clown attire. That won't scare away customers, will it?​"McDonald's made us better." That's what Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz told a business conference in Palm Springs, California yesterday, as reported by Reuters via the NYT. He didn't specify ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    Carly Simon's So Humble: How Could I Possibly Sell a Record Without Starbucks

    ​And, since she doesn't think she got enough help from Uncle Howie and friends promoting her album (on Starbucks' Hear Music label, a venture they've since ditched) she's suing, and shows no signs of being willing to take a lifetime supply of cafe lattes for her troubles. In addition to not pr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    Blog Leaks Internal Starbucks Memo Re: Roy St. Coffee

    ​The Capitol Hill Blog gets a hold of a Starbucks memo describing the new "neighborhood" cafe that the corporation is plotting to open just off Broadway (the model is increasingly being described outside corporate circles as "stealth Starbucks," and that's the last set of semi-ironic quotes th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2009

    Unclear on the Concept: 15th Ave. Coffee's "Pour-Over"

    ​This weekend, I stopped in again at 15th-Ave.-Coffee-and-Tea-inspired-by-Starbucks, where you can request your drip coffee be made the regular way, with a Clover, or with a "pour-over" filter. The last time I visited, I was underwhelmed by the baristas' Clover skills -- if you really want to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2009

    Is Starbucks Trying to Clean Up Anjulie's Music?

    ​About two or three weeks ago, I got an advance of Toronto-based pop singer Anjulie's new self-titled album. I'd heard about her almost a year earlier and have been looking forward to listening to the finished product. Anjulie, born to Guyanese parents and raised in the greater Toronto area, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2009

    The Anti-Starbucks 'Coffehouse' is Officially 15th Ave

     For the record, the new old-style non-Starbucks Starbucks store is - despite what you might read in the paper today - officially 15th Ave. Coffee & Tea and not, for example, 15th Avenue Coffee & Tea. But the ave abbreviation may be more important to copyright attorneys than reporters. As we m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2009

    First Look: The Derschang Starbucks

      It's open today, the new 15th Ave. Coffee & Tea. You know, the newly redesigned ... well, I won't call it a green mermaid, so the new cafe "inspired by Starbucks," complete with its own website and Twitter feed. I stopped in this morning for coffee, and took some pictures (after the jump).

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2009

    Logo War: Peet's v. Starbucks?

    We haven't heard a peep out of Peet's yet, but isn't that new non-Starbucks Starbucks on Cap Hill a trademark infringement? It's a legal issue Starbucks knows well, having come down with both feet on mom-and-pop operations with even slightly similar logos - Charbucks, HaidaBucks, DoubleShot, even St ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2009

    Free Pastry Tomorrow AM at Starbucks

    Source: Ariel65's Flickr photostreamThe upside of having to watch Starbucks furiously flap its arms to convince the world that it can soar again: free samples. First cups of Pike Place Market blend, then packets of instant coffee, now pastries. Tomorrow, July 21, you have until 10:30 to buy a drink ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2009

    Starbucks' New Cafe Concept: Copy Linda D.?

    Notice anything, oh, I don't know, familiar about the Starbucks space getting a makeover on 15th Avenue East? At first I noticed the color of the space's exterior, which is now the same color as restaurant/bar Smith next door. Then...

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2009

    Safeway Playlist Anomalies

    It's a given that, when we enter the Gap, American Apparel, Starbucks, or corner bar, the ambient music has been precisely selected to encourage our shopping and spending. Muzak was once based in Seattle, and its ethos lingers in every retail environment: Make the customer feel comfortable, hip, so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2009

    Starbucks Wins Court Case, Settles Labor Complaint, Loses Contract to Dunkin, May Move Tazo to Seattle

    Our local coffee giant has been busy: In bad news for the company's baristas, Starbucks won a reversal of a verdict requiring it to pay $86 million in restitution for allowing supervisors to take a share of the baristas' tips. A California Court of Appeals ruled that the company's policy doesn't vi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2009

    Starbucks & McDonald's Go To War

    In retrospect, it seems as predictable as the light saber showdown between Darth and Luke. First, Starbucks mimicked McDonald's by seemingly expanding into every neighborhood (if not bathroom) in America and beyond. Then, McDonald's took a bite out of Starbucks' market share by pushing its line of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2009

    Back to the Future: Starbucks vs. the Wobblies

    The National Labor Relations Board laid the smack down on the wrist of Starbucks last week, siding with union organizers in finding that the coffee giant engaged in unfair labor practices at eight Minneapolis-area stores. The union said that Starbucks kicked visiting organizers out of their stores a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2009

    Earnings Day for Starbucks, National Economic Indicator

    Boeing and Microsoft tanked, while Amazon flourished. After the market closes today, Starbucks will announce its quarterly earnings, which analysts are predicting will be $2.37 billion, or 15 cents a share. A softening market and more competitors have led the company to close stores (Swine flu worri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2009

    Starbucks' Earnings Plummet...and Local Biotech Firm Cuts 161 Jobs

    If you want to hear good news, you'll have to find the guy who's sleeping with Scarlett Johansson. Otherwise, hear this: As expected, Starbucks' quarterly revenue was down--a whopping 77%, in fact (to $2.33 billion, just under analysts' predictions of $2.37). In response, Sbux head honcho Howard Sch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2009

    If You Read Just One Review of Starbucks' New Instant Coffee This Year, Make It This One

    That is to say, read the review of someone who actually drinks instant coffee. Mind you, I will usually only let this slip around the fourth or fifth date, or when I'm simply cold busted by a kitchen-cabinet snoop. Some people actually find it endearing. OK, nobody finds it endearing, but the point ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2009

    The Way Po Sees It

    "Failure's hard, but success is far more dangerous. If you're successful at the wrong thing, the mix of praise and money and opportunity can lock you in forever." Sound familiar? You may've read it on your Starbucks cup. It's #26 in the company's series of "The Way I See It" aphorisms. (And I love t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2009

    How Do You Spell Crack? C-O-T-I-J-A

    Right next to the Starbucks on the cobbles in the market lies a store known only as the Mexican Grocery on any and all reference guides. I'm here once a week for fresh tortillas (or bags of masa, if you're crafty) and cheeeeeeese, little hunks of crumbly, tangy, salty cotija that sell for as little ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2009

    Starbucks as Economic Indicator

    Does the fate of Starbucks predict the fate of the American economy? That's the argument the Philadelphia Inquirer's Jonathan Last is making: Plot Starbucks' stock price against the Dow Jones industrial average and you see that over the last four years, Starbucks has anticipated the market at nearl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2009

    Starbucks Is Introducing an Instant Coffee?

    Here's an interesting business strategy: First you buy the Clover, the cult coffee-brewing machine, and talk about how you're going to offer the ultimate coffee experience. Then you destroy every shred of credibility you have left. (Thanks to Devouring SEATtle for the link.)

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2009

    Starbucks Embraces Recession Pricing

    $3.95 is the new magic number for Starbucks, which has recently suffered layoffs and disappointing sales. So in a new company press release, SBUX announces that it'll offer $3.95 combos of, say, a latte and cookie, or tall drip and sandwich. Facing cheaper competition (with improving coffee) at McDo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2009

    Juan Valdez Strikes Again

    Writing under the nom de plume of the famous (fake) peasant pitchman, the anonymous regular reviewer on the invaluable Starbucks Gossip Web site doesn't like what he finds at an Auburn store. He (or possibly she) writes:"Every table had crumbs on it and a couple had dirty cups. The floor was filthy. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    The News is Bad--But Not That Bad

    Okay, everybody, take a deep breath. The news is bad--but not that bad, at least locally. There was a general sense of panic conveyed by media outlets, including our own, at yesterday's layoff news by both Boeing and Starbucks. But bear in mind that those big layoff figures are national. It was ac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    Bezos Has Fourth Quarter Last Laugh

    In your faces, Boeing, Starbucks, and Microsoft! After all the wretched fourth-quarter reports from those local titans (and the layoffs), Amazon.com just announced its ass-kicking results. From AP and Yahoo!: 4Q profit up 9 percent to $225 million4Q revenue up 18 percent to $6.7 billionToday's share ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 24, 2008

    Starbucks Ice Rink

    In your faces, Boeing, Starbucks, and Microsoft! After all the wretched fourth-quarter reports from those local titans (and the layoffs), Amazon.com just announced its ass-kicking results. From AP and Yahoo!: 4Q profit up 9 percent to $225 million4Q revenue up 18 percent to $6.7 billionToday's share ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2008

    To the Three of You at Salumi Yesterday

    Lunch in Technicolor: Mashinging up two of the tastiest items the city has to offer: a Salumi sandwich, a Top Pot Doughnut. "If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and then make a change." -- Michael Jackson, "Man in the Mirror" You know who you are, and I wanna talk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2008

    SBUX 4Q Down 97 Percent

    Lunch in Technicolor: Mashinging up two of the tastiest items the city has to offer: a Salumi sandwich, a Top Pot Doughnut. "If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and then make a change." -- Michael Jackson, "Man in the Mirror" You know who you are, and I wanna talk ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 1, 2008

    Garth Stein

    Lunch in Technicolor: Mashinging up two of the tastiest items the city has to offer: a Salumi sandwich, a Top Pot Doughnut. "If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and then make a change." -- Michael Jackson, "Man in the Mirror" You know who you are, and I wanna talk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2008

    The Starbucks 'Deal'

    Lunch in Technicolor: Mashinging up two of the tastiest items the city has to offer: a Salumi sandwich, a Top Pot Doughnut. "If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and then make a change." -- Michael Jackson, "Man in the Mirror" You know who you are, and I wanna talk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2008

    SBUX: Down, down, down!

    Lunch in Technicolor: Mashinging up two of the tastiest items the city has to offer: a Salumi sandwich, a Top Pot Doughnut. "If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and then make a change." -- Michael Jackson, "Man in the Mirror" You know who you are, and I wanna talk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2008

    "Would You Like to Give Me a Job With Your Coffee?"

    Lunch in Technicolor: Mashinging up two of the tastiest items the city has to offer: a Salumi sandwich, a Top Pot Doughnut. "If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and then make a change." -- Michael Jackson, "Man in the Mirror" You know who you are, and I wanna talk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2008

    Save Our Starbucks: The Campaign

    Lunch in Technicolor: Mashinging up two of the tastiest items the city has to offer: a Salumi sandwich, a Top Pot Doughnut. "If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and then make a change." -- Michael Jackson, "Man in the Mirror" You know who you are, and I wanna talk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2008

    Surviving the Cut: That Starbucks Inside the Rest Room of Cambridge Starbucks

    Lunch in Technicolor: Mashinging up two of the tastiest items the city has to offer: a Salumi sandwich, a Top Pot Doughnut. "If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and then make a change." -- Michael Jackson, "Man in the Mirror" You know who you are, and I wanna talk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2008

    Starbucks' Lesson for Wall Street

    Lunch in Technicolor: Mashinging up two of the tastiest items the city has to offer: a Salumi sandwich, a Top Pot Doughnut. "If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and then make a change." -- Michael Jackson, "Man in the Mirror" You know who you are, and I wanna talk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2008

    Starbucks: WiFi's Free - If You Pay In Advance

    Lunch in Technicolor: Mashinging up two of the tastiest items the city has to offer: a Salumi sandwich, a Top Pot Doughnut. "If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and then make a change." -- Michael Jackson, "Man in the Mirror" You know who you are, and I wanna talk ... More >>

  • News

    June 4, 2008

    Bucking Up

    David brings an antitrust lawsuit, Goliath settles.

  • Blogs

    May 30, 2008

    Starbucks Antitrust Lawsuit Settled

    David brings an antitrust lawsuit, Goliath settles.

  • News

    April 30, 2008

    Don’t Tease Me With Your Lattini

    If you pimp it, the law says you gotta sell it.

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2008

    Afternoon Edition: Green, Like Tree Top?

    If you pimp it, the law says you gotta sell it.

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2008

    Starbucks: We Don't Take Tips And We're Not Paying Any Back

    If you pimp it, the law says you gotta sell it.

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2008

    Afternoon Edition: Espresso Love

    If you pimp it, the law says you gotta sell it.

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2008

    Starbucks: Just Regular-Ass Music

    If you pimp it, the law says you gotta sell it.

  • Calendar

    March 12, 2008

    David & Nic Sheff

    Father/son revelations of the cost of drug abuse

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2008

    NYT Declares Bezos Bigger Than Oprah

    Father/son revelations of the cost of drug abuse

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2008

    Dunkin' Starbucks

    Father/son revelations of the cost of drug abuse

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2008

    Afternoon Edition: 'Free' Wi-Fi, 'Soft Money, and Wii

    Father/son revelations of the cost of drug abuse

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2008

    Dollar Drip at Starbucks

    Father/son revelations of the cost of drug abuse

  • News

    January 16, 2008

    Green One-Upmanship at Seattle Coffee Joints Has Reached Its Cracking (Up) Point

    Compostable cups, extra bins, and your garden.

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