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Howard Schultz hands the ‘keys to Starbucks’ to incoming CEO and tech veteran Kevin Johnson

Howard Schultz passed the keys to Kevin Johnson on Wednesday at Starbucks’ 25th annual shareholders meeting in Seattle. Schultz, who will step… Read More

Starbucks will create dedicated stations for smartphone orders, responding to in-store congestion

Starbucks’ high-tech hometown of Seattle has had a lasting impression on the coffee giant that’s visible at locations around the… Read More

Coffee from a chatbot: Starbucks unveils ‘My Starbucks Barista’ AI technology for mobile orders

Coffee giant Starbucks will join the growing wave of companies using artificial intelligence and chatbots to supplement human employees, planning… Read More

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Week in Geek: New Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson has deep roots in tech

Howard Schultz will be replaced as Starbucks CEO by longtime technology executive Kevin Johnson, a veteran of Microsoft and other… Read More

‘Stunned’ Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz urges kindness in post-election message to employees

Under an image of an American flag flying above his company’s corporate headquarters in Seattle, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz addressed… Read More

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz will adjust role, tech vet Kevin Johnson to manage leadership team

Starbucks announced a series of organizational shifts Monday that will see CEO Howard Schultz focusing on long-term projects, and president… Read More

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

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz: Politicians have failed the country, and citizens should ‘share their blankets’

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says U.S. political leaders have failed the country and made citizens lose faith in the nation and its future.… 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

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

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

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

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

Starbucks concludes first step in ‘Race Together’ campaign after facing social media backlash

Howard Schultz says he is not backing down from his goal of making Starbucks a place where America discusses race, even after… Read More

For coffee delivery, Starbucks will use Postmates in Seattle and baristas in New York City

At the Starbucks annual shareholder meeting today, the company plans to unveil new details of its highly anticipated delivery service launching in the… Read More

What Starbucks’ data tells Howard Schultz about the national mood

Quarterly GDP numbers? Whatever. For real insights into the American mindset, you need daily data from Starbucks stores. Howard Schultz sees those… Read More

Starbucks to use baristas and mystery 3rd-party service for coffee delivery

Ready to get that Starbucks coffee delivered to your desk? CEO Howard Schultz confirmed on the company’s earnings call Thursday… Read More

Backed by Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, Gatheredtable raises $2M to plan weekly meals for families

If you’re a busy person, cooking meals every night for the family can be a real pain, take up a… Read More

Square bails on Wallet app in latest fallout from troubled Starbucks partnership

Square, the San Francisco-based mobile payments company, is changing course in a major part of its business — giving… Read More

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz backs Gatheredtable, a new way for families to plan menus for the week

If you’re like me, family dinner time is usually a mad scramble to find something to eat, typically resulting in… Read More

More than 14% of Starbucks transactions are now made with a mobile device

Recently, Starbucks has announced a flurry of new digital tools for customers from pre-ordering drinks remotely to a feature debuting today… Read More

The Howard Schultz Starbucks story now in comic form

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has had a pretty interesting career thusfar. So much so, in fact, that he’s already written… Read More

Cash-based payment platform PayNearMe lands funding from Maveron

PayNearMe, a cash-based payment platform based in Silicon Valley, just raised a $10 million Series D round from investors including… Read More

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz departs Groupon’s board

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has stepped down from the board of Groupon just 16 months after joining forces with the… Read More

TechStars’ plea to Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and the other ‘godfathers’ of Seattle tech

Andy Sack, the director of TechStars Seattle, is accustomed to critiquing the pitches of entrepreneurs. Now, Sack is doing an… Read More

Bill Gates still richest in U.S., but Jeff Bezos is climbing the charts

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates held on to his title as richest American with a net worth of $59 billion, marking… Read More

Bezos, Schultz and others back NYC startup incubator General Assembly: Time to bring a branch to Seattle?

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos and Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz’s venture capital firm, Maveron, are tossing their support behind General Assembly,… Read More

Fast growing Groupon files for $750 million IPO despite $522 million deficit

IPO fever continues to spread through the ranks of technology companies. The latest to catch the bug is Groupon, which… Read More