Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:30:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Civil Defence Force personnel keep watch over a flooded Starbucks outlet in Singapore's Orchard Road shopping district in this June 16, 2010 file photo. A 15-km (10 mile) stretch of crisp white beach is one of the key battlegrounds in Singapore's campaign to defend its hard-won territory against rising sea levels linked to climate change. Stone breakwaters are being enlarged on the low-lying island state's man-made east coast and their heights raised. Barges carrying imported sand top up the beach, which is regularly breached by high tides. To match feature CLIMATE-SINGAPORE/ REUTERS/Vivek Prakash/Files (SINGAPORE - Tags: ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS)
Starbucks mobile apps account for 26 million transactions over 2011
Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:50:13 +0100 Launched during January 2011, Starbucks Mobile Pay allows customers of the coffee chain to make purchases with an iPhone, Android phone or BlackBerry using a mobile application. The initial launch allows customers to make mobile payments at approximately 6,800 Starbucks locations as well as 1,000 Target locations. However, this number has climbed to 10,000 locations over the past eleven months by adding Safeway Starbucks stores and locations in Canada. Nine weeks after the company initially launched the apps, Starbucks processed three million mobile payments. ... (Source: Digital Trends)
Starbucks employees protest in front of the company's cafe ...
Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:30:02 +0200 (Reuters) - Starbucks employees protest in front of the company's cafe in Santiago, July 11, 2011. Starbucks Corp has been hit with its first strike at a company-operated cafe in Chile, where some workers are seeking pay and benefit increases, union and company representatives told Reuters on Friday. The sign reads "We ask for readjustments in salaries." Picture taken on July 11, 2011. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Caballero (CHILE - Tags: CIVIL UNREST EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)
The old Starbucks logo is seen on a coffee store in Paris March ...
Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:00:02 +0100 (Reuters) - The old Starbucks logo is seen on a coffee store in Paris March 8, 2011. On Tuesday, the Seattle coffee company marked its 40th anniversary and unveiled its new logo on signage at stores in Beijing, London, Paris, New York and Seattle. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE - Tags: BUSINESS FOOD)
The familiar green logo of Starbucks will soon appear on Indian ...
Wed, 26 Jan 2011 05:00:13 +0100 (AFP/File) - The familiar green logo of Starbucks will soon appear on Indian streets as the US group bets on lifestyle changes that are turning the tea-drinking country into a booming market for cafes.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)
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