Bloggingstocks.com makes the observation that Starbucks’ recent excuse for the departure of Launi Skinner seems a bit contrived. Okay, it’s actually total B.S. I made the same observation, but didn’t have time to write about it this week. Zac Bissonnette of Bloggingstocks.com says it better than I would have, anyway:
Can Starbucks come [...]
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March 5th, 2008 · No Comments · Coffee Shop News, Retail Coffee Industry, Venting Steam
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Coffee Klatch Roasting celebrates Starbucks store closures with free coffee for everyone
February 18th, 2008 · No Comments · Coffee Shop News, Events, Retail Coffee Industry
San Dimas, California (Market Wire) February 19, 2008 – Coffee Klatch Roasting’s two retail coffee shops in San Dimas and Rancho Cucamonga will offer free coffee to customers on Tuesday, February 26th from 5:30 PM until 8:30 PM PST in celebration of Starbucks’ planned 3-hour closure for espresso training.
Described by Starbucks CEO Howard [...]
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Starbucks making all the right moves
February 14th, 2008 · No Comments · Coffee Shop News, Retail Coffee Industry
In the past few short weeks, Starbucks has made a miraculous turnaround with Howard Schultz at the helm. First, they added a small-cup program, axed breakfast, then added free WiFi, announced a company-wide retraining (although only a token 3 hours, it sends a good message to the market that things will be different) and [...]
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