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Starbucks Corporation is an American coffee company and coffeehouse chain. Starbucks was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1971. As of early 2019, the company operates over 30,000 locations worldwide.

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How Gift Certificates Evolved From Paper To Wearables
How Gift Certificates Evolved From Paper To Wearables
March 20, 2018  |  Retail

In the 1930s, gift certificates made their debut at major department stores. But they weren’t available to everyone. Clerks were told to hide the certificates...

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Blockchain Gets Into The Big Leagues
Blockchain Gets Into The Big Leagues
March 06, 2018  |  Blockchain

Payments and commerce so often boil down to giving consumers what they want, and the same is looking to be true for blockchain, the popular...

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Gourmet Coffee Subscriptions Take The Coffee Shop Experience To The Office
Gourmet Coffee Subscriptions Take The Coffee Shop Experience To The Office
February 28, 2018  |  Retail

Before they founded Dripkit, Ilana Kruger and Kara Cohen freelanced in different offices throughout New York City. But a good cup of joe at work was...

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Bitcoin Daily: Starbucks’ Potential Blockchain App, Bill Gates Calls Crypto ‘Super Risky’
Bitcoin Daily: Starbucks’ Potential Blockchain App, Bill Gates Calls Crypto ‘Super Risky’
February 28, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin may soon rise again – to $11,000, Coindesk reported. The popular digital currency rose to a high of $10,443 on Monday (Feb. 26). A...

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Starbucks Brews Up New ‘Reserve’ Store
Starbucks Brews Up New ‘Reserve’ Store
February 27, 2018  |  Retail

To compete with high-end coffee companies such as Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea and Blue Bottle Coffee Co, Starbucks plans to open its first Starbucks Reserve...

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QSRs Battle For US Sales With Online Delivery And Payments
QSRs Battle For US Sales With Online Delivery And Payments
February 23, 2018  |  Restaurant Roundup

Taco Bell is living más as it pulls ahead of Burger King as the fourth-largest quick-service restaurant (QSR) brand with new delivery options and, yes,...

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J.Crew Hires Starbucks’ Former Digital Leader
J.Crew Hires Starbucks’ Former Digital Leader
February 19, 2018  |  Retail

Starbucks has announced that its digital leader, Adam Brotman, is leaving the company to become the chief experience officer at J.Crew. According to Reuters, Brotman...

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South Korean Starbucks Accepts Alipay For Tourists
South Korean Starbucks Accepts Alipay For Tourists
February 12, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

Chinese tourists looking for a coffee fix in South Korea are in luck, as more than 1,000 Starbucks locations across the country now accept Alipay....

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Has Starbucks Lost Its Mobile (Order Ahead) Mojo?
Has Starbucks Lost Its Mobile (Order Ahead) Mojo?
February 08, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

When Starbucks announced its earnings miss last week, there were several critical takeaways.    By far the most popular was that Americans en masse had taken a hard pass on...

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