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Starbucks’ Howard Schultz outlines pay increase, dress code flexibility and more changes for employees

As Starbucks continues to invest in technologies meant to better serve its customers, chairman and CEO Howard Shultz announced a few… Read More

A little off a latte? Lawsuit alleges Starbucks purposely shorts its drinks

Coffee drinkers who love their Starbucks to the last drop should pay close attention to a lawsuit brought against the Seattle-based… Read More

Starbucks add-in for Microsoft Outlook goes live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avS35cqYjmk&noredirect=1 Asking a colleague to grab a coffee will now require just a couple clicks, thanks to a new add-in… Read More

Working Geek: Starbucks VP Adrienne Gemperle helps employees get college degrees

As part of her role as Senior Vice President of PartnerResources (the coffee giant’s version of HR), Adrienne Gemperle leads… Read More

Tech Moves: Rajeev Singh joins board at startup Amperity; Kelly Smith returning to Seattle for new Starbucks role; and more

— Amperity, the marketing technology startup that raised $9 million from a who’s who of angel and venture investors in… Read More

Stephen Colbert’s words of wisdom: Get Amazon Prime and worry less about Starbucks cup names

Stephen Colbert took time during “The Late Show” this week to give mention to a couple little Seattle companies. In a mock… Read More

App of the Year: 5 mobile standouts compete in the GeekWire Awards

We’re living in a mobile world, and some of the top apps for smartphones and tablets are developed right here in… Read More

Starbucks mobile order-ahead usage doubles from last year, now up to 8M transactions per month

Starbucks said today that usage of its mobile order-ahead feature doubled year-over-year during the most recent quarter. The company’s Mobile… Read More

Starbucks rolling out new Rewards program this week, amid skepticism about changes

The new “Starbucks Rewards” program (formally My Starbucks Rewards) launches Tuesday with an app upgrade and a new system for… Read More

Starbucks in your email: Coffee giant working on Microsoft Outlook add-in for meeting scheduling and gift cards

SAN FRANCISCO — Starbucks might seem to be on every corner in some cities, but soon the coffee giant will be in… Read More

New Starbucks CTO: Technology is creating ‘hyper-connected’ coffee shops, personalized for each customer

Starbucks hired its new chief technology officer, Gerri Martin-Flickinger, just four months ago. While she’s new to the coffee chain, she already… Read More

Starbucks announces new prepaid Visa rewards card with JP Morgan Chase

Starbucks today announced a new partnership with JP Morgan Chase to create a prepaid card that allows customers to earn… Read More

Updated app lets Starbucks rewards members redeem ‘stars’ for order-ahead purchases

Starbucks will roll out an update to its popular smartphone app next month that allows customers to use rewards points for… Read More

Starbucks app coming to Microsoft Windows phones in “30 to 45 days”

Starbucks is about a month away from (finally) releasing a Windows version of its popular mobile app, according to the… Read More

Here’s why Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is so bullish about China

If the first 30 minutes of today’s Starbucks’ shareholders meeting today is any indication of the company’s future, it’s clear… Read More

Tech Moves: ExtraHop names Palo Alto Networks exec to board; Pincus steps down as CEO of Zynga; Cray snags CMO

—ExtraHop, the Seattle-based IT operations analytics company, has appointed Mark Anderson to its board of directors. Anderson is the executive VP of worldwide field operations… Read More

How the Sounders learned from Delta and Starbucks for club’s mobile ticketing rollout

The Sounders will sport a new look in more ways than one when the soccer club kicks off its 2016 campaign… Read More

Starbucks tweaks Rewards program: Customers will get stars based on spending, not visits

Starbucks is tweaking its program aimed at loyal customers as the My Starbucks Rewards program simply becomes Starbucks Rewards and… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Snapchat’s new Seattle home, Starbucks’ digital growth, and more of the week’s tech news

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: Details on a prominent space entrepreneur’s mysterious next venture, Snapchat finds… Read More

Starbucks mobile order-ahead program reaches 6M orders per month

Starbucks continues to see growing adoption of its mobile order ahead feature as the coffee giant posted yet another strong… Read More

Starbucks partners with Spotify to reimagine its music offering, again

Until the MP3 and iTunes went and ruined everything, Starbucks at one time moved a lot of CDs and carved… Read More

Emojis are ‘all over’ brands on Instagram for 2015

Emojis ruled this year, not only as the “word” of the year, but also in branding. Seattle-based Simply Measured found that… Read More

Your coffee is here: Starbucks and Postmates launch delivery in Seattle, and this is what it’s like

Starbucks seems to be on every corner sometimes, but what about every doorstep or desk? The coffee giant, which popularized the notion of a… Read More

Q&A: Seattle startup vet Kelly Smith on his new role with Starbucks China, and life in Shanghai

Having founded and sold five Seattle-area startups in less than a decade, Kelly Smith fits the description of a passionate,… Read More

In the season of giving, Amazon and Starbucks gift cards will likely rank high

We’re still over a week out from the most infamous shopping day of the season, but if you prefer to… Read More

China Diary: Testing Uber, eating dumplings, and catching up with a Seattle startup vet in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China — I told y’all I’d step up my food game in China, and on Friday morning here in Shanghai,… Read More

Mobile payments account for 21% of transactions at Starbucks as coffee giant rolls out new technology

Starbucks is utilizing mobile technology to increase business and customer engagement better than any other company in the food and… Read More

Starbucks turns to J.P. Morgan to process transactions after Square partnership unravels

Starbucks and Square have officially ended a long standing relationship that we learned earlier this month was costing Square millions.… Read More

Square lost more than $70M on deal to process Starbucks transactions, filing reveals

The world got a glimpse inside payments processing startup Square’s financials on Wednesday, as the company filed for its much anticipated… Read More

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos tumbles 87 spots on list of top CEOs after factoring in company’s social conscience

Jeff Bezos continues to suffer from the issues raised in the bruising New York Times piece published in August. The latest hit is from the… Read More