Read more Starbucks stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/764/starbucks.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:33:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71501/carly-simon-sues-starbucks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCarly Simon intended the 2008 album This Kind of Love to be her swan song, and she was excited about the record company that would release it: Starbucks-owned Hear Music. The coffee chain had wooed her with a big advance and promises of high exposure in stores, but instead Starbucks...http://www.newser.com/story/71501/carly-simon-sues-starbucks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Oct 2009 17:36:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70504/starbucks-goes-instant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFollowing a three-city test run, Starbucks is rolling out its new Via coffee across the country today, offering java-fiends an instant brew that costs less than a buck—and is purported to taste just as good as the real thing. The recession-hit coffee chain is selling the powder in Target...http://www.newser.com/story/70504/starbucks-goes-instant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 6:59:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70489/prof-starbucks-kills-community.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStarbucks sells itself as a "third place" between work and home, but its customers fail to interact the way people used to in public spaces, according to history professor Tom Simon. "Rarely do these different people doing different things actually talk and exchange ideas. But talk and ideas are crucial...http://www.newser.com/story/70489/prof-starbucks-kills-community.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 1:25:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69770/dow-up-36-points-consumer-stocks-gain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks posted gains today, closing out a strong week as consumer stocks saw advances, the Wall Street Journal reports. Procter & Gamble gained 3.21% after Citigroup upgraded the firm’s shares to “buy.” Optimism about a recovery in consumer spending drove Starbucks up 3.64%, with PepsiCo and Philip Morris...http://www.newser.com/story/69770/dow-up-36-points-consumer-stocks-gain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Sep 2009 15:20:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67952/id-theft-ring-victimized-bernanke.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNo less a public figure than the chairman of the Federal Reserve was one of 500 individuals victimized by an identity-theft ring that combined technologically sophisticated methods with old-fashioned thievery to bilk $2.1 million from consumers and financial institutions, Newsweek reports. The ringleader of the group, Clyde Austin Gray...http://www.newser.com/story/67952/id-theft-ring-victimized-bernanke.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 14:55:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67408/starbucks-new-jolt-doesnt-involve-caffeine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs promised, Starbucks today began raising prices on some of its more complicated concoctions, the Wall Street Journal reports—though it’s also slicing a few pennies off its more pedestrian offerings. That venti (large) caramel macchiato will cost 25¢ more, for instance; store employees have been told to expect sour...http://www.newser.com/story/67408/starbucks-new-jolt-doesnt-involve-caffeine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Aug 2009 20:14:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66071/need-coffee-fix-asap-definitely-skip-starbucks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCoffee snobs may “talk about the subtleties of macchiato” and scorn the chain stores, but “even sanctimonious coffee bores must lapse: The flesh is weak, the day is full, and Starbucks is just half a block away,” writes Nathan Heller for Slate. Dunkin’ Donuts and McDonald’s also offer a quick...http://www.newser.com/story/66071/need-coffee-fix-asap-definitely-skip-starbucks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Aug 2009 14:57:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64566/starbucks-new-flavor-local-shop-names.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith traffic waning, Starbucks has a new strategy: It’s dropping “Starbucks” from store names and rebranding them to reflect their neighborhoods, the Seattle Times reports. 15th Avenue Coffee and Tea, for example, won’t feature the Starbucks logo—even bags of coffee will be labeled “15th Avenue.” The shop will also...http://www.newser.com/story/64566/starbucks-new-flavor-local-shop-names.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Jul 2009 14:03:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64517/teen-fight-club-bomber-busted-in-ny.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Fight Club -obsessed teen has been arrested for the bombing of a Manhattan Starbucks, the New York Daily News reports. Kyle Shaw, 17, modeled himself on the Tyler Durden character in the movie and sought to copy the film's "Project Mayhem" attacks on corporate America, according to police. Shaw—...http://www.newser.com/story/64517/teen-fight-club-bomber-busted-in-ny.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Jul 2009 4:27:41 CDT