In-store experiences and store design

The largest Starbucks in North America & a day with @SbuxMel and @Nobrice

December 23, 2010

The largest Starbucks in North America is located in the Chase Building, in downtown Seattle, so I have been told.  It doesn’t seem like it is the largest to me square footage-wise, and I’m even a little suspicious of this fact, but a barista there firmly tells me it is. When I started today (December 22, [...]

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My Starbucks Siren: Episode #2 (the 1987 to 1992 logo)

December 9, 2010

Once again it’s time to look at the Starbucks Siren which is green and has a navel and two full tails!  Last year I wrote a blog article about Starbucks stores that still have signage displaying the Starbucks logo from 1987 to 1992. That is, by far, the most rare logo to find in a [...]

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Starbucks opens their 144th store in Germany! Special preview event on 11-24-2010!

November 28, 2010

A brand new Starbucks has opened up in Bielefeld, Germany!  This is Starbucks’ 144th store in Germany.  There is a news announcement of the new store here, posted on a local German newspaper, November 25, 2010: Neue Westfälische.de – Starbucks startet in Bielefeld durch According to the news article, “Offiziell öffnet die amerikanische Coffeeshop-Kette erst [...]

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Starbucks history – A discussion of Circadia

November 26, 2010

Recently a reader (Sebastian) sent me some photos from a Starbucks he visited in San Francisco while on vacation there.  The Starbucks itself looks like most any other Starbucks, but that store location (I’m nearly sure) has a very unique history.  I believe that store started as a Circadia, which was a short-lived experiment by [...]

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A Starbucks partner earns her Coffee Master black apron: A special event!

November 20, 2010

Today (11-19-2010) it was a complete privilege to get to share in the experience of watching a partner earn her Starbucks Coffee Master black apron.  The Starbucks on the corner of Sixth and Union in downtown Seattle recently went through a major remodel.  To celebrate new coffees being offered, a new store, and to earn [...]

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A beautiful new Starbucks in a hospital in Australia!

November 18, 2010

Starbucks recently opened a beautiful new store in Australia!  It is located in a hospital in Brisbane, and replaces a previous small kiosk that operated there since 2005.  This remodel is a major overhaul, and obviously now a much larger space than the previous kiosk.  The new store features the design style of “re-purposed wood” [...]

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Top 10 “Coffee Vacation in Seattle” ideas! (@Starbucks @TrabantCoffee @15thAveCoffee)

November 6, 2010
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On a regular basis people ask me what kind of coffee activities they should do, if they were to take a vacation to Seattle.  I get asked that question often enough that I thought I’d put together a list of 10 coffee-related tourist ideas.  Please be aware that not all of these ideas include Starbucks. [...]

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Having a French press with the new Starbucks Digital Network and Adam Brotman, VP Digital Ventures

October 28, 2010
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Go into a Starbucks.  Order a French press of coffee. Explore the new Starbucks Digital Network.  I caught up with Adam Brotman today (10-27) to talk about the new Starbucks Digital Network, launched on Wednesday the 20th of October.  It was my first glimpse at the cool content available on the new Starbucks Digital Network.  [...]

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Featured Starbucks: The early prototype store: 4th and Diagonal in the “Sodo” neighborhood of Seattle

October 26, 2010
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I’ve been asked to feature more Starbucks stores, and so for this blog post I carefully selected a Starbucks in Seattle to write about.  I picked the “4th and Diagonal” Starbucks in the “Sodo” neighborhood of Seattle because it features a unique history and legacy despite that it has only been open for a few [...]

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Introducing the first Starbucks with a beer and wine bar: 1600 Olive Way, Seattle

October 17, 2010
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Tomorrow is the grand re-opening of the Olive Way Starbucks located at 1600 East Olive Way, in Seattle, Washington.  The store opens at five in the morning on Monday, October 18, 2010.  Today (10-17) there was a store preview party, which I attended.  Now this was definitely a big party, with lots of partners in [...]

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