Starbucks Accelerates Mobile Payments

Starbucks has announced upcoming enhancements to its mobile app for iPhone, which will extend the company’s leadership in mobile payment and allow customers to recognize Starbucks partners (employees) with a tip directly from the Starbucks App for iPhone. Beginning March 19, customers using Starbucks App for iPhone in the U.S., U.K. and Canada will experience

Starbucks Anticipates Today as Busiest Day of the Year for Starbucks Cards

With many schools and businesses preparing to break for the winter holidays this week, Starbucks anticipates record purchases and activations of Starbucks Cards on Thursday, December 19. Last year, more than 2 million Starbucks Cards were purchased in the U.S. and Canada on the Thursday before Christmas – representing nearly 1,500 cards purchased per minute

Christmas Goes Omni-Channel in the US

With Christmas around the corner many retailers are looking forward to the increase in sales but some retailers are looking at Omni-channel options to optimise shoppers holiday spend. Recent studies show that there are large gains to be made by retailers who diversify the options available to their shoppers. There has been a major shift

Starbucks Goes Contactless in the UK

Starbucks, Barclaycard Global Payment Acceptance and Visa Europe confirmed that over 550 company owned Starbucks stores in the UK accept contactless payments, making it even faster and easier for customers to buy their morning coffee. Starbucks follows Marks and Spencer, Co-Op, Post Office, Boots, McDonalds and other major national retailers in the move to contactless.