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App Launch Date: September 2015
STARBUCKS
The Starbucks app allows users to order drinks and food in advance and pay for them via the app. Customers can also find nearby locations, customize orders and view an estimated time frame for order pickup.
Today In B2B: Billtrust Makes NASDAQ Debut; Modern Treasury Raises $38 Million
January 13, 2021
Today in B2B payments, Billtrust makes its debut on the NASDAQ, while Modern Treasury raises funding for its accounts payable automation technology. Plus, Starbucks introduces small business funding support, Lightspeed ...Today In Payments: Visa Opts Out Of Plaid Acquisition, Cites Complex Litigation; BillTrust To Make NASDAQ Debut Today Trading As BTRS
January 13, 2021
In today’s top news, Visa opted out of its acquisition of Plaid after the DOJ sued over antitrust concerns, and Billtrust is expected to start trading today after completing its ...Starbucks Launches $100 Million Fund To Support SMBs
January 12, 2021
Starbucks announced on Tuesday (Jan. 12) that it is investing $100 million from now through 2025 to support small businesses located in minority neighborhoods.
The aim of the Starbucks Community Resilience ...Today In Payments: New Funding Values Tink At $824 Million; Starbucks Shifts 45 Pct Of Stores Toward Drive-Thru, Order Ahead
December 11, 2020
In today’s top news, FinTech startup Tink raised €85 million to bring its valuation to €680 million, and Starbucks plans to shift more toward drive-thru and online ordering. Plus, Airbnb ...Starbucks Shifts 45 Pct Of Stores Toward Drive-Thru, Order Ahead
December 10, 2020
The pandemic has shifted some business models — permanently. Even those retailers that rely on brick-and-mortar operations are seeing a change in how consumers order and want to pick up what ...COVID Spawns Local SMB Loans, Mask Shortages And More Suburban Starbucks
November 4, 2020
With federal COVID-19 stimulus programs dried up for the moment and talks to renew them stalled, local communities are looking to fill the void by providing loans to SMBs that ...Coffee Klatch: Corporates Stir Up Rewards; Indie Shops Face Closure
October 30, 2020
In September PYMNTS reported on findings that “Patrons of restaurants and bars are more likely to contract COVID-19 … according to a survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).” About two weeks ...Starbucks China Comp Sales Drop 3 Pct Amid Pandemic
October 29, 2020
Starbucks Corp. reported on Thursday (Oct. 29) as part of its Q4 earnings that comparable-store sales dropped 3 percent in China, with comparable transactions lower by 7 percent, partially offset ...Today In How We Eat: Starbucks Sweetens Loyalty And Meal Kit Subscriptions Soar
September 16, 2020
Consumers’ appetite for change as to how they feed themselves has been particularly busy of late, pushing Starbucks to sweeten its loyalty offerings to customers and meal kits to rise ...Starbucks' Big Payments Pivot To Boost Customer Loyalty
September 15, 2020
The pandemic gave quick-service restaurants (QSRs) incredible motivation to get their digital acts together.
When in-house dining ceased to be an option, QSRs found they needed to pivot to make it ...Starbucks Sweetens Rewards As Coronavirus Takes Toll On Membership Program
September 15, 2020
It’s official — you no longer have to use a Starbucks card in order to earn your stars and get free lattes, expressos and other drinks and treats.
The coffee giant ...Starbucks To Allow Access To Supply Chain Data
August 31, 2020
On Tuesday (Sept. 1), Starbucks Corp. is set to begin offering public access to an unprecedented level of data about the bags of coffee it sells, right down to the ...Today In Payments: Visa Sees Gains In Online, Contactless Transactions In Q2; Starbucks Rewards Members Drop To 16.3M
July 29, 2020
In today’s top news, Visa reported mixed Q2 earnings, and Starbucks reported a drop in rewards members in its Q3 earnings. Plus, Mastercard offers concessions over Nets deal to win ...Starbucks Rewards 90-Day Active Members Drop To 16.3M Amid Pandemic
July 28, 2020Starbucks reported in its third quarter earnings results on Tuesday (July 28) that the ranks of its 90-day active Starbucks Rewards members dropped 5 percent year over year in the ...Starbucks Sweetens Loyalty Perks With Payment Options
July 21, 2020
The Starbucks Rewards program that already has loyal customers grabbing extra iced lattes on hot afternoons is about to become even more tempting.
The Seattle-based coffee behemoth said in a Tuesday ...Starbucks Enables Online Ordering In China Via Alibaba Platforms
July 21, 2020
Starbucks’ customers in China now have more ways to order drinks.
The Seattle-based coffee chain’s offerings are now available on multiple platforms run by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., the global technology ...Salesforce Chief Calls For Fine For People Not Wearing Masks
July 17, 2020
Salesforce CEO Mark Benioff wants to see face masks become a universal part of American life — in the same way seatbelts are — to help beat the coronavirus, he ...Retail’s Responses And Adaptations To The Pandemic
July 13, 2020
Quick-service restaurants (QSRs) and other food service companies are quickly changing their operations during COVID-19. A number of these enterprises are putting new technologies into place online and in store ...New Report: Why Taco Bell Says Personalization Is The Key To Acing The Mobile Order Ahead Experience
July 10, 2020
Quick-service restaurants (QSRs) and others in the food service space are rapidly adjusting their operations during the pandemic, with many implementing new technologies online and in-store to ensure customers can ...Probe Claims Luckin Coffee Chair May Have Known Of Discrepancies
July 6, 2020
The head of Luckin Coffee Inc. knew or should have known about the accounting misconduct at the Beijing-based java chain, The Wall Street Journal reported.
An internal report has concluded that Charles Lu, ...Starbucks Adds Meatless Impossible Breakfast Sandwich To US Menu
June 23, 2020As its stores are reopening across America, Starbucks wants customers to welcome the new day with the Impossible Breakfast Sandwich. The meatless “sausage” and egg offering is joined on the ...Paytronix CEO: Why Restaurants Want To Operate Their Own Ghost Kitchens
June 15, 2020
To say that last week was an active week of news in the restaurant world would be an understatement. First the much-anticipated Uber-Grubhub deal went up in smoke under the threat of antitrust ...Zara And Sam's Club Lead Dramatic Day For Digital Shift
June 11, 2020
The digital shift continued to show its dramatic potential to change retailing today, as three companies announced major changes to their business models. No less than Sam’s Club, Starbucks and ...Starbucks Fast Tracks Curbside Pickup In Face Of Expected Q3 Loss
June 10, 2020
As a result of the COVID-19 health crisis, Starbucks anticipates a loss of for its fiscal third quarter as it forecasts a loss in revenue of up to $3.2 billion, ...Today In Payments: Starbucks Offers Leave Of Absence For Baristas; Western Union Eyes Buying MoneyGram
June 2, 2020
In today’s top news, Starbucks offers a leave of absence option to employees impacted by reduced café hours, and Western Union makes a takeover offer for MoneyGram. Plus, Visa reports ...Starbucks Offers Leave Of Absence For Baristas Facing Fewer Hours
June 2, 2020
Starbucks is offering its baristas a voluntary leave of absence program for employees impacted by trimmed work schedules amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the company told workers.
In a letter to its ...Brewing User Interest In Coffee Subscriptions
May 18, 2020
Consumers have turned to online subscriptions to get their caffeine fixes while the bulk of America’s 37,000 coffee shops remain shut down – with the same expectation for customization as ...Starbucks To Landlords: Give Us A Break On Rent
May 14, 2020
Estimating a loss of $915 million in the second quarter, Starbucks is asking landlords of all of its stores to pardon it for at least a part of rent for ...Starbucks Reopens Most Stores For Order Ahead Only
May 5, 2020
Starbucks locations across the country will soon reopen, with most stores offering pickup and drive-thru service but keeping seating areas closed for now.
Kevin Johnson, chief executive officer of Starbucks, said ...OYO Names Former Starbucks Executive To Board
May 1, 2020
OYO Hotels & Homes has named Troy Alstead, who previously served as Starbucks’ COO, as an independent member of its board of directors. The executive will have a “supervisory role” ...Starbucks Forecasts A Phased But Full Reopening Of Stores By June
April 28, 2020
The year 2020 started strong for Starbucks, CEO Kevin Johnson noted in his call with investors after the firm’s second-quarter earnings hit the wires Tuesday (April 28).
But as the coronavirus ...Today In Payments: 19 Firms Trialing China's Digital Yuan; Treasury Directs Public Firms To Return PPP Money
April 24, 2020
In today’s top news, 19 firms are participating in a pilot program to trial China’s new digital yuan, and the U.S. Treasury ordered public companies to return Paycheck Protection Program ...Starbucks Among 19 Firms Trialing China’s Digital Yuan
April 24, 2020
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) is launching a pilot program to trial its new digital currency yuan with 19 local businesses, including the U.S. chains Starbucks, Subway and McDonald’s.
The ...Ex-Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz: Small Restaurants Need More Than PPP Loans
April 22, 2020
According to ex-Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, a $1 trillion ‘bridge to a vaccine’ may be the only way to save small businesses from going under.
Schultz said another version of the ...Starbucks Looks To Partially Reopen US Locations May 4
April 16, 2020
Starbucks is planning to move into the “monitor and adapt” stage of the coronavirus pandemic and open some of its stores starting May 4 with new restrictions, according to Chain ...Today In Payments: Vroom Teams With Santander For Financing; Uber Eats Grows Business Delivery
April 9, 2020
In today’s top news, Vroom has arrived at a multi-year deal with Santander Consumer USA for auto financing, and Uber Eats launched its food delivery services for business around the ...Starbucks Expects 46 Pct Q2 Earnings Drop Amid Pandemic
April 9, 2020
Starbucks is withdrawing its 2020 outlook as it faces an estimated 46 percent earnings drop for the second quarter, according to multiple reports.
In an open stakeholder letter from Kevin Johnson, ...How The Cloud Keeps Restaurant Inventory Less Cloudy
March 20, 2020
Keeping multiple restaurant locations well-supplied with ingredients requires precise understandings of different venues’ needs and careful logistics coordination. Inability to track and predict inventory usage can result in shortages that ...Bitcoin Daily: Some Starbucks App Users Can Now Pay In Bakkt Cash; Russia's Central Bank Says Bill Would Ban Cryptos
March 16, 2020
Select Starbucks mobile app customers are now seeing a payment choice of “Bakkt Cash,” CoinDesk reported.
A spokesperson for Starbucks told the outlet, “We are currently conducting a limited test for ...Coronavirus: Starbucks Moves To Takeout In US, Canada; Europe To Speed COVID-19 Innovation Funding
March 16, 2020
The coronavirus could have far-reaching effects on coffee shops, retail stores and restaurants. Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus around the world.
Starbucks has moved to a takeout format for a ...