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23.5 Degrees opens 60th Starbucks store just six months after its 50th

23.5 Degrees opens 60th Starbucks store just six months after its 50th

Starbucks’ first UK franchised business partner, 23.5 Degrees, will open its 60th store on 14 December in Sheffield. That’s the tenth new store in just six months.

14/12/2018 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Starbucks and Alibaba Group form strategic partnership to transform customer experience in coffee industry in China

Starbucks and Alibaba Group form strategic partnership to transform customer experience in coffee industry in China

Starbucks and Alibaba today announced a deep, strategic new retail partnership that will enable a seamless Starbucks experience and transform the coffee industry in China. Collaborating across key businesses within the Alibaba ecosystem, including Ele.me, Hema, Tmall, Taobao and Alipay,

02/08/2018 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
23.5 Degrees opens 50th Starbucks store with plans for further expansion 

23.5 Degrees opens 50th Starbucks store with plans for further expansion 

Starbucks first UK franchised business partner, 23.5 Degrees, will open its 50th store on 20 June in Hull.  The business opened its first Starbucks store in Liphook, Hampshire just five years ago in February 2013.

19/06/2018 | Hot beverages, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Starbucks reopens with new store design at intu Lakeside

Starbucks reopens with new store design at intu Lakeside

Starbucks at intu Lakeside has reopened its doors after a refurbishment, with the new store’s design taking inspiration from intu’s multi-million pound leisure development.

05/06/2018 | Hot beverages, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More

Microsoft and Starbucks announce new partnership

At Microsoft’s Build conference in Seattle, Starbucks took the stage to share how they’re innovating with Microsoft to help them create exceptional experiences – in the cloud and in the store – and enable partners (employees) to spend more time

09/05/2018 | Coffee, Product Time, Retail News, Retail Technology, Retailer News | Read More
Queensberry Real Estate confirms five new brands at The Kingsway Centre, Newport

Queensberry Real Estate confirms five new brands at The Kingsway Centre, Newport

Queensberry Real Estate has confirmed that five brands have agreed to take space at The Kingsway Centre in Newport. The announcement will see brands Bonmarché, Starbucks, Shoe Zone, Newport Barbers and Bodycare, join an existing line up of high street

30/08/2016 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Starbucks opens an ‘Espresso Shot’ of a new store experience in Canary Wharf

Starbucks opens an ‘Espresso Shot’ of a new store experience in Canary Wharf

Today, the first Starbucks express store in Europe opens in London’s major business hub, Canary Wharf. Featuring an open layout, the new store offers a walk-through experience and a streamlined menu served at speed via an early order point,

20/07/2016 | Food-to-go retailers, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Starbucks showcases Teavana at London Coffee Festival

Starbucks showcases Teavana at London Coffee Festival

From today until 10 April, Starbucks will be offering visitors nine Teavana beverages at the London Coffee Festival – a first in Europe. Teavana brings the highest-quality pure teas and botanicals in the world, chosen with great care and blended

07/04/2016 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Starbucks launches new packaging design for its chilled cup range

Starbucks launches new packaging design for its chilled cup range

Starbucks has launched a new packaging design for its chilled cup range found in grocery and convenience outlets, using a new portfolio of artistic and unique designs to appeal to consumers and to more closely align with the Starbucks master

01/02/2016 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Starbucks removes queues at tills and offers customer ordering from handheld devices in new flagship London store

Starbucks removes queues at tills and offers customer ordering from handheld devices in new flagship London store

Starbucks’ flagship store in Covent Garden is now open. Acting on behalf of the Landlord Welput,  boutique commercial letting agency Bruce Gillingham Pollard leased the ground floor unit of Orion House to the American coffee baristas for its new concept, where

22/10/2015 | Retail News, Retail Technology, Retailer News | Read More
Starbucks launches home deposit loan scheme and extends National Living Wage to all staff

Starbucks launches home deposit loan scheme and extends National Living Wage to all staff

Starbucks today announced two new initiatives as part of its on-going commitment to help its employees, particularly those aged under-25 to tackle the cost of living. The Home Sweet Loan scheme, developed by Shelter as the Tenancy Deposit Loan Scheme, means that Starbucks

25/09/2015 | Food-to-go retailers, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More

KFC UK and Ireland to license APT software to test business initiatives across restaurant chain

Applied Predictive Technologies (APT) has announced that KFC UK and Ireland has signed an agreement to license APT’s Test & Learn for Sites software to test business initiatives across its restaurants. KFC UKI also uses APT’s Test & Learn for

11/09/2015 | Retail News, Retail Technology, Retailer News | Read More
Starbucks’ newly branded packaged coffee range achieves record results

Starbucks’ newly branded packaged coffee range achieves record results

Starbucks reports its newly branded packaged coffee range has achieved record results with a value growth of 31% vs prior year. This success outperforms the Ground Coffee (excl. Single Serve) market which is currently declining -1%. The launch represents a

10/06/2015 | Hot beverages, Product Time | Read More
Starbucks and POD extend partnership to offer freshly made food in-store

Starbucks and POD extend partnership to offer freshly made food in-store

Starbucks and POD are extending their partnership to bring POD’s seasonal, nutritious food to more Starbucks stores following the success of an initial trial. Now, for the first time customers will be able to enjoy fresh food made in-store at

06/05/2015 | Food service, Foodservice, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Starbucks celebrates five years of 100% Fairtrade-certified Espresso Roast

Starbucks celebrates five years of 100% Fairtrade-certified Espresso Roast

Starbucks and Fairtrade are celebrating the fifth anniversary of 100% Fairtrade-certified Starbucks Espresso Roast at the London Coffee Festival. Starbucks serves Espresso Roast as standard in core beverages as well as seasonal favourites such as Pumpkin Spiced Latte in Europe, the

01/05/2015 | Ethical sourcing, Fairtrade, Retail News, Retailer News, Sustainability Time | Read More
Starbucks reaches 100th UK franchised store

Starbucks reaches 100th UK franchised store

Starbucks has opened its 100th franchise store in the UK with a new store opening on London’s Mile End Road. Starbucks launched its franchise programme two years ago. The first store in Liphook, Hampshire opened in February 2013 and Starbucks now partners

02/02/2015 | Food-to-go retailers, Retailer News | Read More
Starbucks promises “Willy Wonka coffee experience” with launch of Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room

Starbucks promises “Willy Wonka coffee experience” with launch of Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room

Starbucks has announced the opening of its first Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room in the Capitol Hill neighbourhood of Seattle, nine blocks away from its original store in Pike Place Market. This interactive Roastery and Tasting Room is claimed to be

08/12/2014 | Food service, Foodservice, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Starbucks launches competition to win a lifetime of free coffee

Starbucks launches competition to win a lifetime of free coffee

Throughout December Starbucks is inviting customers to use their Starbucks card or mobile app to pay in store for the chance to win a lifetime of free Starbucks coffee. The ‘It’s a Wonderful Card’ giveaway is claimed to be the ultimate

01/12/2014 | Food service, Food-to-go retailers, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Healthy fast food-to-go retailer, Pod, to expand outside of City of London heartland

Healthy fast food-to-go retailer, Pod, to expand outside of City of London heartland

Following the recent announcement of a trial partnership with Starbucks – pod, the 23-strong healthy fast food-to-go chain, has revealed further expansion plans into 2015 to extend its footprint outside of its City of London heartland. Plans will see further investment deliver a

30/09/2014 | Food service, Food-to-go retailers, Foodservice, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Starbucks launches trial of Pod food range in three central London stores

Starbucks launches trial of Pod food range in three central London stores

Starbucks is teaming up with Pod, known for its seasonal and nutritious fresh food served from 23 stores across London, to offer selected food from its breakfast and lunch ranges at three Starbucks stores in central London for a trial

24/09/2014 | Food service, Food-to-go retailers, Foodservice, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Cafés, retailers and brands join two-week, educational Fairtrade coffee campaign

Cafés, retailers and brands join two-week, educational Fairtrade coffee campaign

Coffee brands, retailers, out-of-home outlets and contract caterers are signing up to take part in the Fairtrade Foundation’s two-week consumer coffee campaign this autumn called Finding Hannah – and there’s still time to get involved. Confirmed campaign partners so far include Cafedirect, Starbucks, Greggs

27/08/2013 | Ethical sourcing, Fairtrade, Sustainability Time | Read More
Adoption of mobile will secure the future of UK retail, says Forrester’s Martin Gill

Adoption of mobile will secure the future of UK retail, says Forrester’s Martin Gill

Mobile will evolve as the main platform for retailers over the next three years, according to Martin Gill, principal analyst in e-commerce and channel strategy at Forrester Research. Forrester reports 39% of UK mobile users now use their smart phone for

11/03/2013 | Conferences, Data Time, Events, Exhibitions, Research, Services Time | Read More
Starbucks opens first franchise store in UK and plans nationwide roll out in 2013

Starbucks opens first franchise store in UK and plans nationwide roll out in 2013

Starbucks is opening its first franchise store in the UK, in Liphook, Hampshire. The store is part of an eight-store deal with local entrepreneurs, 23.5 Degrees, expected to create over 100 new jobs in the Dorset and Hampshire area. 23.5

06/02/2013 | Food service, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Starbucks takes on in-home coffee market with pod-style, one cup machine

Starbucks takes on in-home coffee market with pod-style, one cup machine

Verismo 580 from Starbucks: tapping in-home coffee market Starbucks is taking on the in-home coffee market with the launch of a pod-style, single cup coffee machine in the UK plus a shopping site to allow customers to order the system

20/09/2012 | Food-to-go retailers, Online food retailing, Online retailers, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More

Costa beats Starbucks on Facebook engagement, social media data reveals

Social media analytics company, Socialbakers, has revealed despite Starbucks having eight times the number of central London outlets, the chain secures less Facebook check-ins on average than rival coffee group Costa. However, when it came to capitalising on Olympics footfall

29/08/2012 | Data Time, Research | Read More
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