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Coffee, accelerated: Testing Starbucks’ new superfast store concept in NYC

NEW YORK — Starbucks is experimenting with a new store concept in New York City that streamlines the ordering process… Read More

Starbucks hires a CTO: Former Adobe exec will shape coffee giant’s tech initiatives

[Update, Oct. 8: Starbucks had a CTO for a short time in 2008; this post has been updated to reflect that… Read More

Starbucks mobile ordering now blankets the U.S., with coverage in San Francisco, New York and more coming today

Starbucks new mobile ordering service, which allows customers to skip the line by ordering in advance from their phone, is launching nationwide… Read More

Starbucks calls mobile ordering a ‘winner,’ will speed up national rollout and Android launch

Nine months after launching order ahead in just one market, Starbucks says they are accelerating the roll out of the mobile service… Read More

Subway partners with PayPal to let you order that foot-long sandwich from your phone

Subway customers can now skip the line by placing orders for their six-inch or foot-long sandwich on their phone or… Read More

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Apple in Seattle, Starbucks rides with Lyft, Amazon flexes its profits, and our search for the Rolling Stones

This week on the GeekWire radio show: Apple makes a big move into Seattle, Starbucks and Lyft strike a major… Read More

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz: We have to be as relevant for customers on phones as in stores

If there was any doubt that Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz sees his coffee retailer as a tech company, that was… Read More

Looking to reduce lines and boost profits, Starbucks plans to expand order-ahead service nationwide by December

It’s going to get a lot easier to pick up your favorite coffee beverage at your local Starbucks store, using… Read More

Starbucks is riding with Lyft: Riders and drivers to get ‘stars’ for coffee and food under new alliance

Starbucks just announced a broad partnership with ride-sharing company Lyft, including a plan to reward Lyft drivers and customers in the U.S. with My… Read More

New York Times to offer free articles for Starbucks Rewards members

Starbucks is expanding its partnership with The New York Times to offer its loyalty rewards members access to news articles.… Read More

Microsoft, Starbucks, Porch, others team up to create jobs for young people

A group of Seattle-based companies including Microsoft, Starbucks, Alaska Airlines, and Porch today helped launch a new initiative that aims to… Read More

Video: Five highlights from our live chat with Starbucks’ digital boss Adam Brotman

Starbucks’ Adam Brotman and I met up in a Starbucks this morning to talk about the launch of mobile ordering… Read More

Starbucks expects mobile ordering to be nationwide this year, with more than 4,000 cafes live today

Starbucks’ new mobile service, which allows customers to buy a cup of coffee from their phone before entering the store, is now live… Read More

Coffee meets football: Seahawks players visit Starbucks HQ for job shadow program

Some Seahawks players are spending their offseason learning the ins and outs of Starbucks. As part of a job shadow… Read More

Security researcher exploits flaw to load Starbucks gift cards with free money

A flaw in Starbucks’ gift card system allowed users to transfer money between cards even when there was no money to… Read More

Spotify hoping for ‘millions’ more subscribers thanks to Starbucks deal

Spotify is hoping to sign up millions of new subscribers to its streaming music platform through a new partnership announced today… Read More

Starbucks partners with Spotify on music subscriptions, expanding rewards program

Starbucks is partnering with streaming music service Spotify to put a new spin on music in its stores. The coffee chain… Read More

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Hackers steal money from Starbucks mobile customers using linked credit cards

The 16 million Starbucks customers who use the company’s mobile payment service may want to strengthen their log-in credentials and… Read More

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North Carolina cop suing Starbucks for $50K over hot coffee that scalded his lap

Whoa, talk about a blast from the past. In a new lawsuit that takes us back to one of the… Read More

Smartwatches and Starbucks glitches: The top 10 stories on GeekWire last month

May has arrived in Seattle, and that means the sunshine and the May Day rioters have arrived. It also means… Read More

Starbucks opens superfast ‘espresso shot’ store in New York

Ah, New York. Where you can get a coffee and a bagel made exactly the way you want it in… Read More

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Starbucks back in business: Internal report blames deleted database table, indicates outage was global

Good news, Starbucks fans: The coffee giant’s stores are open again. Bad news: The coffee isn’t free anymore. The Seattle-based coffee… Read More

Starbucks lost millions in sales because of a ‘system refresh’ computer problem

For Starbucks customers, Friday afternoon was like Christmas. For the company itself, not so much. The Seattle-based coffee giant suffered a… Read More

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Free coffee! Starbucks computers go down nationwide, baristas giving away free drinks

It’s free coffee Friday at Starbucks, apparently. The coffee giant suffered computer problems on Friday afternoon just after 4 p.m.… Read More

Microsoft, Amazon, Starbucks shares soar after reported earnings

Microsoft, Amazon, and Starbucks all reported quarterly earnings Thursday afternoon, and investors are clearly happy with the financial performance of… Read More

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Starbucks reports record $4.6B fiscal Q2 revenue, credits innovation for results

Starbucks says this fiscal second quarter was its best second quarter ever. In financial results released today for its second… Read More

Apple Watch apps: Starbucks, Microsoft, and other Seattle-area companies jump on board

There are few things more sad to the iPhone faithful on launch day than a connected, yet unfulfilled, Apple Watch (beyond… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Vote for App of the Year

Find a date, grab a coffee on the go, book a fabulous vacation destination, breeze through airport check-in or unload… Read More

New Tumblr makes fun of all those misspelled names on Starbucks cups

Has it happened to you? You put in your order at Starbucks, give them your name and get back a… Read More

Uber, Starbucks and Alaska Airlines all trending high with business travelers

When you travel for business, you likely have a favorite airline, hotel, restaurant and so forth. Certify’s latest report on… Read More

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