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Starbucks and Alibaba to integrate apps and partner on delivery as coffee culture takes hold in China

Starbucks will integrate its online store and customer rewards program with Alibaba’s popular apps and online services, used by more than… Read More

Starbucks adds 6 million ‘digitally registered customers’ since March with new tech strategy

Starbucks added 6 million “digitally-registered customers” since it rolled out a new strategy in March to bolster 1-to-1 marketing outreach… Read More

Report: If Howard Schultz runs for president, some fear possible damage to Starbucks brand

The average Joe may sometimes like his coffee black, but it’s never strictly red or blue. Starbucks has built itself… Read More

As Starbucks shares and sales slump, coffee giant revamps rewards program and invests in tech

Starbucks just had one of its worst days on Wall Street in the past several years, as shares dipped nearly… Read More

Starbucks’ recipe for global coffee domination: ‘Time lapse’ speed in some places, ‘slow motion’ in others

Starbucks has more than 28,000 stores around the world, and increasingly each one looks and operates different than the last.… Read More

TLDR: Howard Schultz steps down as Starbucks chair, the state of bike share, new White House app uses Amazon Rekognition

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube, check… Read More

Howard Schultz stepping down as Starbucks board chair in leadership milestone for iconic coffee company

A year after handing over the reins to new CEO Kevin Johnson, long-time Starbucks leader Howard Schultz is stepping down… Read More

TLDR: Starbucks stores close for racial bias training

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube,… Read More

New data: The most-used mobile payments app might surprise you

The most popular mobile payments platform is not built by Google, Apple, or Samsung. It’s actually Starbucks, according to new… Read More

TLDR: Starbucks & Amazon respond to Seattle tax vote, Surface Hub 2, new Star Wars movie

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube,… Read More

Starbucks joins Amazon, lambasting Seattle’s new head tax on top-grossing companies

Two of Seattle’s top employers are taking the gloves off and pulling no punches in the wake of a newly… Read More

Nestle to pay Starbucks $7.15B for rights to its packaged coffee and tea business, in ‘historic deal’ for giant coffee brands

Starbucks just confirmed a previously rumored deal to license its consumer packaged goods business to Nestle, but at a much… Read More

Starbucks meets expectations with $6B in quarterly revenue, shares down slightly

Shares of Starbucks fell slightly in after-hours trading after the company posted its quarterly financial results on Thursday. The Seattle… Read More

It’s one of the biggest weeks in Seattle tech history: Here’s what you need to know

This week’s going to be a doozy in the Seattle tech scene. On tap are a trio of IPOs from… Read More

Starbucks picked an odd time to force WiFi customers to cough up personal data

With all the sensitive news about Facebook and privacy hovering menacingly over the Internet this week, it seems an odd… Read More

How a Seattle startup is using blockchain and virtual reality to upend the global coffee market

I’m sitting in the cafeteria of Building 25 on the sprawling Microsoft headquarters with an Oculus Rift headset strapped on… Read More

TLDR: Water bottle gets the lead out, WiFi changes at Starbucks, and student activists powered by web

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube to catch every episode, check back… Read More

Starbucks wants your email address: Coffee giant tests new WiFi sign-up process at U.S. stores

Since rolling out free WiFi in its U.S. stores nearly eight years ago, Starbucks has asked customers to simply accept… Read More

Starbucks explores potential use of blockchain tech for ‘bean to cup’ pilot program

How about a little blockchain with your coffee? Starbucks is the latest company to consider the use of blockchain technology.… Read More

TLDR: Zuckerberg responds to Facebook scandal, Starbucks ends pay gap, Amazon’s workplace reigns

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Tech Moves: PicMonkey co-founder Lisa Conquergood joins Ripl; Starbucks hires tech vet as general counsel; and more

Lisa Conquergood has taken quite a journey in the startup world. She was the chief marketing officer of photo-editing service… Read More

Starbucks CEO says company is ‘rare exception’ among struggling brick-and-mortar retailers torpedoed by tech

While many physical retailers have closed stores or gone out of business with the rise of e-commerce, Starbucks has been “the… Read More

Starbucks eliminates gender pay gap in U.S. workforce, aims to do the same worldwide

The pay gap between men and women doing similar work has been a persistent issue in the U.S. for decades.… Read More

Starbucks pledges $10M to support development of recyclable, compostable coffee cups

Starbucks said Tuesday it is pledging $10 million toward a new initiative to develop a recyclable coffee cup within three… Read More

Former Starbucks chief digital officer Adam Brotman lands at J. Crew

Updated with statements from J. Crew and Brotman. Adam Brotman, who led Starbucks digital business, including its Mobile Order and… Read More

Art meets tech: 5 Seattle companies showcase amazing paintings, sculptures and work spaces

The dictionary defines art as “the expression or application of human creative skill or imagination, typically in a visual form… Read More

Starbucks posts $6.1B in Q1 revenue; mobile order-ahead usage grows slightly to 11% of U.S. transactions

Shares of Starbucks dipped in after-hours trading after the Seattle coffee giant beat earnings estimates and just missed on revenue… Read More

A new innovation in coffee? Starbucks unveils Blonde Espresso in U.S. with social media blitz

OK, coffee, geeks, here’s some real innovation for you, courtesy of Starbucks. The Seattle coffee giant — caffeinating folks across… Read More

Starbucks CEO talks about the future in China, where coffee giant just opened its biggest store yet

Starbucks is opening a new store every 15 hours in China, but there was one in particular that caught the… Read More

Starbucks teams with Alibaba for augmented reality experience at epic new Shanghai Roastery

Starbucks is going bigger and geekier with its second Roastery location. The coffee giant on Tuesday will open the Starbucks… Read More