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More people are visiting Starbucks Corp. coffee shops this year than last, and they're spending more money when they do, an executive said Thursday.
Starbucks Corp. reports its results for the third quarter Thursday afternoon. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.
Competition between Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts has gone beyond mochas and lattes to high-level executives.
Singer Carly Simon is suing Starbucks Corp., saying the coffee company's now-defunct music venture didn't adequately promote her 2008 album, dooming the record before it was even released.
Caffeine addicts nationwide got first tastes of Starbucks Corp.'s newest offering as the coffee giant blanketed the nation with tens of thousands of free samples of its instant coffee called Via.
If Bryant Simon owned a coffee shop, it would not have conversation-killing Wi-Fi. It probably wouldn't offer to-go cups. But it would have a big, round table strewn with newspapers to stimulate discussion.
A PiperJaffray analyst upgraded the shares of Starbucks to "Overweight" from "Neutral" based on the expectations that sales results at stores open at least a year will improve.
The California Supreme Court will not review a appeals court ruling that wiped out an $86 million judgment against coffee giant Starbucks over tip sharing at its stores in the state.
Starbucks Corp. is closing 27 fewer cafes than planned after they proved more profitable than thought.
Starbucks Coffee Co. said Tuesday that it is taking full control of its French operations and turning it into a company-run business.
Some companies are advocating for health care reform in the hopes that they can have a say in a plan that would provide them some financial relief, but the strategy carries risks.
Starbucks Corp. is raising prices on certain harder-to-make beverages — and cutting the costs for simpler ones like a plain cup of coffee, the company said Thursday.
Among the stock activity stories for Wednesday, July 22, from AP Financial News:
Shares of Starbucks Corp. soared Wednesday after a number of analysts praised the company's cost-cutting efforts following the gourmet coffee chain's fiscal third-quarter profit report.
With consumers still holding back on small luxuries — even as competition increases among specialty coffee sellers, which now include McDonald's Corp. — Starbucks Corp. launched a multimillion dollar advertising campaign in its third quarter to convince more consumers to spend.
Shuttering stores, laying off workers and cutting other costs helped Starbucks Corp. beat Wall Street's profit expectations for its fiscal third quarter Tuesday, but the recession continued to drain sales away from the gourmet coffee chain.
Starbucks Corp. said Thursday it is wiping its name from one of its Seattle-area stores and adding alcohol to the menu.
Starbucks Corp. said Wednesday it has re-paid all one million customers the gourmet coffee chain inadvertently double-charged on Memorial Day weekend.
A California appeals court reversed a ruling that ordered Starbucks Corp. to pay millions in restitution to baristas who had to share their tips with shift supervisors.
MSNBC's chief executive says its new sponsorship deal with Starbucks doesn't mean the network will filter out bad news about the gourmet coffee chain.
A son's memoir about his adventure-seeking father is the latest Starbucks book pick.
Consumers continued buying fewer lattes and coffees at Starbucks in its second quarter and restructuring charges led to a 77 percent in net income, but the drop in sales was something of an improvement.
Starbucks Corp. reports earnings for the fiscal second quarter on Wednesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.
Starbucks Corp. is hoping its Seattle's Best Coffee chain will be its growth engine during the recession.
Starbucks Corp. said Monday it has shut down 10 of its cafes in Mexico City in response to the swine flu outbreak. One of its employees in the city is also now being treated for flu symptoms.
Caribou Coffee Takes Aim at Starbucks With First TV AdCaribou Coffee will launch its first-ever TV campaign tomorrow with an approach that pokes fun at its biggest rival, Starbucks.
Starbucks says more customers visit and spend moreMore people are visiting Starbucks Corp. coffee shops this year than last, and they're spending more money when they do, an executive said Thursday.
Instead of Retiring, Carly Simon Is Suing Her Label She had signed with Hear Music, the Starbucks label that had made a hit of Paul McCartney's "Memory Almost Full." But five days before her album's release, Starbucks scaled back its involvement in the music business and, Ms.
This May Be Starbucks' Dumbest Move EverStarbucks disses paying so much for Starbucks?
Starbucks New Instant Via Faces Web ScrutinyThis approach to marketing seems off-track for Starbucks. But more definitively off-track is how uninteresting the commercial is--conceptually, graphically...what a waste.
It's called "Cat-poo" coffee for a reason. We'll stick with StarbucksBennett's Fresh Roast in Fort Myers will brew what's known as the world's most expensive, rare and bizarrely harvested coffee. The price tag for a 12-ounce cup: $20.
Starbucks to rebrand by debrandingStarbucks' managing director has a new plan to rectify the company's mistakes. Will removing the identikit branding make you more likely to buy their coffee?
SUV slams into Starbucks; deputy chargedPolice charged an off-duty Sacramento County sheriff's deputy with felony DUI Sunday after she reportedly plowed into an open Starbucks coffee shop in Natomas, injuring an elderly woman.
How the World's Biggest Corporations, From Starbucks to Wal-Mart to Barnes & Noble, Claim to Be 'Local' Hoping to capitalize on growing public enthusiasm for all things local, some of the world's biggest corporations are brashly laying claim to the word "local."
10 Secret Menu Items at Your Favorite Fast Food RestaurantSeveral places, including McDonald's and In-N-Out, will serve you the Neapolitan milkshake. It's just what it sounds like – chocolate, vanilla and strawberry shakes layered in a cup.
Now, while you clean the soy chai latte off of your screen, allow me to justify my theory.
Starbucks Accused of Creative TheftStarbucks is accused of "local-washing". Local-washing is a term used to describe corporate companies who try and imitate decoration in local businesses in order to fit in.
Starbucks tests new names for storesNext week, the first of at least three remodeled Seattle area Starbucks stores will bear the name of its neighborhood rather than the 16,000 store chain to whcih it belongs.
Tasting Starbucks 'New and Improved' ItemsStopped by a Starbucks lately? You may have noticed, or tasted, something new. In an effort to take on a more wholesome image and win back customers, the company has introduced a new and improved selection of food items under the campaign "Real food. Simply delicious."
Trouble brewing - Donut WarsNEW YORK -- There is about to be a doughnut war in New York. Canadian institution Tim Hortons has announced that it will open 12 outlets in Manhattan on Monday, marking its first excursion into the Big Apple.
Poo brew: Premium coffee is dung to a turnIt's called civet coffee, because it's made from beans that have been fed to a civet - a critter that looks like a cat on steroids - and then separated from its droppings. And believe it or not, 2 pounds of the stuff sells for as much as $700 in Europe - if you can find it.
Poo brew: Premium coffee is dung to a turnIt's called civet coffee, because it's made from beans that have been fed to a civet - a critter that looks like a cat on steroids - and then separated from its droppings. And believe it or not, 2 pounds of the stuff sells for as much as $700 in Europe - if you can find it.
As a Meal Tax Shrinks, Restaurants Hope to Gain By STEVEN ERLANGER Published: June 30, 2009 New York Times, "Paris Journal"
Starbucks unveils eco-friendly, neighborhood-tailored store designsStarbucks is opening far fewer stores these days than it used to, but it wants the ones it does open to be environmentally friendly, to be made with local materials, and to have new looks that reflect the neighborhoods they're in.
Retailers Head for Exits in DetroitDetroit no longer has a large national chain grocery store and many other retail venues are closing or leaving for good.
Pranksters created a time loop in a StarbucksCould pranksters successfully convince bystanders that the space-time continuum had been shattered? They sure tried! Their wild story of improvisation is among those shared in the new book "Causing a Scene."
Pranksters created a time loop in a StarbucksCould pranksters successfully convince bystanders that the space-time continuum had been shattered? They sure tried! Their wild story of improvisation is among those shared in the new book "Causing a Scene."
Nearly one million Starbucks customers double-charged for coffeeIf you bought coffee at Starbucks on Memorial Day Weekend, you may have been one of a million customers double-charged for your beverage. And you can't be blamed for not noticing, because the charge came at the back-end of the transaction, away from the store.
McDonald's Sucks Starbucks' Lifeblood in Coffee WarsMcDonald's is trying to take advantage of the recession to crush Starbucks by flooding America with cheap, faux-fancy McCafé coffeé. Despité the nation's most annoyingé ad campaigné, McD's is winning the battle for the (formerly) yuppié soul:
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