Starbucks happy hour becomes a reality

A sign from the Willowbrook Starbucks in Houston, TX.

Starbucks finally listened to me!*
Back on December 12 of last yearI wrote a piece in response to an Ad Age article that was sent to me by faithful commenter TD. As I said at the time, I think Starbucks should offer a happy hour. It [...]

Things I hope Starbucks announces today

I know most people usually do this with Steve Jobs, but I’m a big fan of Starbucks and am really looking forward to the coming announcements from Howard on what the future holds for Starbucks.
Here are the things I am hoping to see unveiled today.  Some I think we might see, some might be wishful [...]

Two of my favorite things should come together.

Tomorrow is the Starbucks Annual Meeting, which I really wish I was going to.  I’m a shareholder, but with just recently taking a vacation, decided I should be at work, rather than checking out what Howard talks about tomorrow.  He’s typically not rolling out as many new and noteworthy things as Steve Jobs, but since [...]

Howard Schultz is BACK.

I have not made any secrets about Howard Schultz being one of my favorite CEO’s, even though he had not been the CEO of Starbucks for quite a few years, and not while I had been a fan of the company.   Well, today Jim Donald stepped down as Starbucks’ CEO and Howard has said that [...]

Starbucks Happy Hour?

A friend passed along this article from AdAge, "Forget the Cut TV Critters, Starbucks Needs a Happy Hour."  I previously was of the notion that Starbucks was above having to have a happy hour, but with their stock performance as of late, it may be time to reconsider.
Some Seattle natives may remember when Tully’s in [...]

Another Seattle company getting into book sales…

No, not Amazon.  Nope, not Starbucks.  Nordstrom has announced that they will be selling and publish a children’s book this Christmas season.  You know what?  I think it will actually work.
Nordstrom has such a personal connection with most of its shoppers that the customers will trust their person shoppers recommendations.  In contrast to Starbucks [...]

Fall begins tomorrow…

At Starbucks at least. They will bringing back their annual very popular pumpkin spice lattes tomorrow morning. I can’t believe how early they are starting this, but I do know that it’s a very popular drink, that they try to keep around as long as possible without making it a staple drink. [...]