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Carly Simon Suing Starbucks

Denise Clay — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:04:46 -0500

It is probably safe to say that Carly Simon is not drinking any Starbucks coffee these days. On Friday, Simon filed a lawsuit against Starbucks for failing to properly promote her album "This Kind of Love."

Starbucks VIA Ready Brew Coffee Roadtrip

Cheryl Phillips — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:47:02 -0500

Starbucks hits the road to promote their new instant coffee, VIA. The Starbucks VIA™ Road Trip kicked-off in Seattle on Sept. 15 and made official stops in Vancouver, Canada; Denver, Chicago, Boston and New York, along with many towns and sites in-between.

Starbucks Celebrates National Coffee Day with Ready Brew Instant Coffee

Cheryl Phillips — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:36:00 -0500

Today is National Coffee Day and Starbucks is celebrating by introducing a new way to brew a cup of coffee anytime with the kickoff of Starbucks VIA Ready Brew instant coffee. The convenience of Starbucks VIA, coupled with the industry experience of Starbucks, will allow consumers to take a great cup of fresh-brewed coffee with them wherever they go.

Today Is The Starbucks Free Pastry Day

Michael Santo — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:32:57 -0500

July 21st is Starbucks Free Pastry Day. I would have to add "sort of," because you do have to buy some coffee in order to get the benefits of a sugary treat, but still, the offer is there. Starbucks holds the free pastry offer only in the morning hours.

Starbucks to Sell Instant Coffee

Michael Santo — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:17:48 -0600

Starbucks, facing the realities of the worst recession in decades, announced on Thursday it will begin selling instant coffee at its outlets.

Free Coffee at Starbucks on Election Day

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:47:44 -0600

Starbucks is giving a free cup of coffee to Americans who vote on Election Day, Tuesday, November 4th.

Starbucks Publishes Store Closing List

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:50:43 -0500

As we announced on July 1, 2008, Starbucks will close approximately 600 company-operated stores in the U.S. beginning this month and continuing through the first half of FY09. Partners in the stores listed below have been personally notified that their Starbucks store has been slated for closure during this time frame.

Starbucks To Close 600 Stores

JoeSimmons — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:05:33 -0500

Starbucks Corp. has announced it's closing 600 underperforming locations in the United States.

Starbucks, AT&T Reach Settlement with T-Mobile

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:25:30 -0500

As I said when I first wrote about this lawsuit, it was obviously something that T-Mobile would be willing to settle out of court for. And on Wednesday, AT&T and Starbucks reached a settlement with T-Mobile, which had claimed that the other companies had secretly colluded with each other to offer free Wi-Fi Internet access despite the exclusive contract Starbucks had with T-Mobile.

Starbucks To Have Two Hours of Free Wi-Fi Daily

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:01:14 -0500

There are tons of coffee shops and cafes offering free wi-fi, and Starbucks has been feeling a little green with envy over all those people sitting there surfing the web - and buying nothing. Still, on Tuesday, Starbucks began offering free wi-fi, with some limitations.

AT&T and Starbucks Begin Nationwide Wi-Fi Rollout

harminka — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 13:49:02 -0500

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) and Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) today announced the beginning of the rollout of AT&T Wi-Fi service at company-operated Starbucks stores, kicking off a nationwide effort that will continue through 2008.

New-Home Sales Dismal, Nobody Drinking Macchiatos

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:22:39 -0500

New home sales fell 8.5% to an annual pace of 526,000, the lowest since October 1991. The median price fell 13.3% from the same time last year and inventories rose to 11 months. While this is not related to Starbucks, there is some connection.