Guardian Unlimited: Technology:
Mobile workers of the world can finally unite, as the neat augmented reality application Worksnug has just been approved by Apple for the iPhone. And you know what? Two days after its approval it is already a hit. Not only ha (Read More)
Starbucks Gossip:
Brad Nelson of the Starbucks online strategy group writes: I'm really excited about this. Now when your tweet includes Starbucks, it shows up on a screen in the office." Will one of our spies at HQ please let us know if some (Read More)
Starbucks Gossip:
The Starbucks CEO's salary for the previous few years had been $1.2 million.|| Read "Schultz's salary raised to $1.3 million". (Read More)
Starbucks Gossip:
Starbucks4208 196th St.Lynnwood, WashingtonBY JUAN VALDEZA couple of columns ago, the headline was "Juan needs a legendary experience before he goes away." Well, guess what? Juan found his legendary experience.It was at a st (Read More)
The Big Blog:
As we mentioned Monday, the second Seattle coffee shop to front Starbucks' experiment in re-branded retail opened in Capitol Hill at 6 a.m. today. (Read More)
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Worried about your laptop getting stolen when you nature calls and you’re at a Starbucks working? LAlarm (laptop alarm) semi-solves that problem by equipping your laptop with a auto-style alarm – loud and annoying!If you have (Read More)
Starbucks Gossip:
The employee at the Crystal Lake, Illinois store suffered severe" burns to her face and neck. A pair of off-duty officers who were in the Starbucks saw the incident, took the guy (at left) down to the ground and held him unt (Read More)
Starbucks Gossip:
The price for a tall brewed coffee has been lowered, while the larger drinks are a bit more pricey. My brother e-mails me: "The barista at my store said no one buys tall coffee." Fortunately, I do. || Read "Price changes for (Read More)
Jason Kelly:
We've seen a lot in the financial media recently contending that the reason the US Treasury secretary and other officials claim to support a strong dollar but do nothing to get one, is that they want to help US exporters earn (Read More)
The Guardian:
Married father-of-two jailed for six years at Old Bailey for spiking woman's drinks so she would lose her babyA married doctor who spiked his pregnant lover's drinks so she would lose her baby was today jailed for six years.D (Read More)
Starbucks Gossip:
Here's your weekly opportunity to discuss anything Starbucks-related -- whether it be drinks, customer/barista behavior, corporate policies, or store promotions. Just keep it civil. (Read More)
Starbucks Gossip:
Caribou's ad stars a pair of urban snobs -- Starbucks customers, no doubt -- played by marionette dolls. They look enviously as a live person sits down next to them with a Caribou mocha. The girl doll asks, "Why don't we ever (Read More)
Starbucks Gossip:
2204 NW Market St.SeattleBY "JUAN VALDEZ"This week's column goes out to Staxman who requested that the burro and I go hang out at the Market street Starbucks.So here we are. Sometimes I bring the burro in with me (and glare (Read More)
Starbucks Gossip:
I walked into (one of) my favorite Starbucks today and heard "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer." I was told that corporate declared that Nov. 9th was the beginning of the the holida (Read More)
Starbucks Gossip:
The new store tones down references to the Starbucks brand and introduces more upmarket materials such as Italian leather. Tim Pfeiffer, Starbuck's senior vice president of global design, goes over the elements of the store i (Read More)
The Guardian:
Fate of hundreds of British workers hangs on the decision of major shareholders Warren Buffett and Nelson PeltzThe fate of Cadbury as a proudly independent confectioner, and the security of hundreds of jobs in the UK and Irel (Read More)
Starbucks Gossip:
Some highlights:* "By the end of the year, our customer satisfaction scores were up a full 10 percentage points from where we began in January." (Howard Schultz)* "We'll continue to make progress toward evolving our food busi (Read More)
Starbucks Gossip:
Starbucks earned $150 million, or 20 cents per share, during the quarter that ended in late September. Excluding one-time items, it earned 24 cents per share. (Analysts expected 21 cents.) Net revenue declined 3.7% to $2.42 b (Read More)
Starbucks Gossip:
The mainstream press is starting to report that Gold Card users will lose their 10% discount. Are your customers aware of this -- and talking about it? || Read "Starbucks Gold Card members to lose their 10% discount". (Read More)