WASHINGTON -- I'm not one to take lightly the loss of 12,000 jobs, especially when they come with good benefits such as health insurance and vacations for part-timers....

Yesterday, Dean Cycon of Dean's Beans wrote a guest blog for this column on "Starbucks' Dirty Little Secret". The blog is worthy of some followup, as well as some...

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We needed to introduce Vivanno™ Nourishing Blends as the nourishing blended drink that gives you the sustained energy you need to get through your day. This July, right...

On July 1st, Starbucks announced they will close about 600 stores around the US. Since that time, many caffeine lovers in those areas have started petitions to keep...

Wired gets a hands on look at the $11,000 Clover coffee maker that made headlines earlier this year when Starbucks purchased the company. They plan to have 80 machines...

The July issue of Architect magazine asked five architects, including James Biber, to redesign Starbucks in light of the company’s recent downturn. (Shares have...

It has been a hard to watch some of the news items trickling out about Starbucks lately. From cheaper coffee to smoothies (how very late nineties)- the brand's recent...

I love the Bicycle Bell Curve from a recent post on the EcoVelo blog.I am just drawn in by the design of this graphic and how it magically puts all bikes on a continuum....

I don’t have time for this, but I have time to blog it in case anyone else is noticing the same thing… it sure seems to me the new Starbucks WiFi from ATT/SBC...

When stockbrokers who spend their day searching for financial information about different businesses type the word “Starbucks” into Google’s search box,...

Eating for reasons other than hunger can cause unwanted side effects. The side effects can range from a few unwanted pounds to a serious eating disorder. Many of us eat...

New Music Tuesday this week features new albums from CSS and model/singer/French First Lady Carla Bruni. The CSS disc sounds a little bit like late-90s alt rock, a la...

Having a CEO be closely tied to a brand has a tremendous amount of benefit. Michael Dell, Howard Schultz, Jerry Yang and Steve Jobs all help define brand perceptions of...

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! As the great Obi-Wan Kenobi once said "I felt a great disturbance in the Force...as if millions of voices suddenly cried...

The Wall Street Journal would have you believe that devastated Starbucks-lovers all over this nation are launching campaigns to try to save their "beloved" Starbucks....

Here is an excellent article by Bob Livingston, author of "How You Do... What You Do: Create Service Excellence That Wins Clients For Life"...Great Service...

I've never really been into espresso, but I know people who simply cannot live without it. For those who need that daily fix of espresso, they can now take it on...

Citizen groups around the country are mobilizing to save their Starbucks after the company announced it will shut down 600 stores. These people don't realize that...

Many large corporations have philanthropy departments. They donate money for medical research, public television, city beautification, arts organizations, and more. But...