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The early word on Apple Pay, Apple’s new e-wallet

By Kelly Killian on Sep. 10, 2014

Apple announced something that could be a game changer for the restaurant industry and retailers: Apple Pay. “The vision is to replace the wallet. And the starting point is payments,” says Apple CEO Tim Cook.

Inside Howard Schultz’s head

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 10, 2015

An assessment of the Starbucks CEO’s political sensibilities provides some lessons on his business style.

Starbucks has employees design reusable coffee cups

May 05, 2015

The coffee giant announced the winners of its employee cup design contest, which launched earlier this year to boost staff engagement with the brand.

Starbucks’ shutdown of La Boulange stores underway

By Kelsey Squire on Aug. 27, 2015

Closures of the standalone bakery-cafes are set to begin Friday, amid rumors that some shuttered locations will reopen under La Boulange founder Pascal Rigo.

Legit research or report with an agenda?

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 12, 2015

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf convened a press conference last month to share some disturbing research findings dealing with Jim Crow not unique to her city.