Need that hot cup of coffee in the morning? Here's a chance to win Starbucks for life!
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- If you can't get through your morning without a hot cup of coffee, this might be the contest for you.Starbucks launched a promotion on Tuesday, December 2nd that gives its customers the opportunity to win "Starbucks for Life." All you have to do is come in and use your Starbucks gift card or mobile app between now and January 5th.You could be eligible to win thousands of instant prizes!
Starbucks to roll out smartphone 'pay ahead' option in 2015
NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks says it will start letting customers across the country place orders ahead of time on their smartphones by next year.The Seattle-based chain says it will introduce the option in Portland later this year before the national rollout in 2015.Starbucks has been making a big push to convince people to sign up for its mobile payment app, which helps the company build customer loyalty.
Yum? Starbucks said to be testing beer-flavored latte
NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks is testing a latte that it says has the "savory toasty malt" flavor of a foamy mug of stout.The "Dark Barrel Latte" is being tested in a handful of stores in Ohio and Florida, said Linda Mills, a Starbucks spokeswoman.
Witness account of officer-involved shooting is very different from police account
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A Starbucks barista is giving a very different account of the shooting in Red Arrow Park last week.
Starbucks to roll out beer, wine to more cafes
NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks plans to turn more of its cafes into a destination for beer and wine in the evenings.The coffee company says it is looking to expand alcohol sales to "thousands of select stores" over the next several years.The chain first offered beer and wine at one of its Seattle cafes in 2010.
Starbucks to customers: Please don't bring your guns!
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has a message for gun owners: Please don't bring your weapons into our stores.Schultz told CNN that the company is not instituting a ban, and is simply making a request "through the lens of civility and respect."The company was roped into the gun debate last month when a group of gun owners announced plans online for a "Starbucks Appreciation Day" in recognition of the chain's policy of allowing gun owners to bring in their weapons where permitted by state law.In response, the Newtown Coalition For Corporate Responsibility -- a group including family members of victims from last year's mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School -- published an open letter calling on Schultz to ban guns in all Starbucks stores.
'Starbucks Appreciation Day' causes controversy in Newtown, Conn.
NEWTON, Conn. (WITI) -- Starbucks, which allows gun owners to openly carry firearms into their stores in states where it is legal to do so, is being put in the spotlight by those in favor of the Second Amendment.
Google to make Starbucks Wi-Fi 10 times faster
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Google is teaming up with Starbucks to make Wi-Fi at its coffee shops 10 times faster.Over the next 18 months, Google will be upgrading all 7,000 company-operated Starbucks locations in the United States.
Starbucks testing fountain soda at two of its stores
ATLANTA/AUSTIN (WITI) -- Starbucks is expanding into the world of fountain soda!According to the Wall Street Journal, the coffee giant began testing handcrafted sodas in Atlanta and Austin, Texas stores last week.Root beer, ginger ale and lemon ale are some of the new drink flavors, made by baristas with a carbonation machine.Prices range from $2.45 to $3.45.A Starbucks spokeswoman says it's too soon to tell whether the drinks will be offered beyond the Austin and Atlanda test stores.
Starbucks raising prices on some drinks starting Tuesday
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Your Starbucks latte is going to cost you a little bit more next week.
Next week you'll pay more for a Starbucks latte
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Your Starbucks latte is going to cost you a little bit more next week.
Starbucks may change the way your tips are distributed
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Who should get the tips you leave in that plexiglass box at Starbucks?That's the question at the center of a dispute in front of New York state's highest court.Lawyers for baristas, assistant store managers and Starbucks argued in front of the New York Court of Appeals this week to hash out what types of employees are eligible to participate in a tip-pooling arrangement.As it stands, Starbucks distributes the pooled tips among baristas and shift managers, while store managers and assistant managers don't get a share of the pot.
Starting Thursday, Starbucks offers reusable plastic cups for $1
(CNN) -- Starting Thursday, January 3rd, Starbucks customers will have the option to save their planet - and their wallets - a dime at a time.
Starbucks limited-edition gift cards spark eBay frenzy
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Starbucks lovers who missed the chance to burn money last week on the company's limited-edition gift cards now can snag them on eBay - provided they're willing to shell out even more.
Starbucks to add 3,000 new stores
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Starbucks is planning to add 3,000 stores over the next five years, with at least half of them in the United States.
Business Journal Report (12-5-12)
In business news for Wednesday, December 5th, 2012 -- Koss has lined up another Olympic champion to endorse its products.
Starbucks introduces new coffee priced at $7 for a grande
Starbucks has introduced the most expensive cup of coffee the chain has ever sold -- priced at $7 a cup!
Some Starbucks stores running out of Pumpkin Spice Latte syrup
Fans of Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Lattes are in a bit of a panic across the country.
Starbucks gets into the bread business
(CNN) -- Starbucks is getting into the bread business.