Archive for the ‘SBUX’ Category

Refilling Kraft’s Cookie Jar

December 12th, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in Company News, DB, Executives, Food Services, KFT, MHP, MO, PEP, PG, SBUX, SLE

CEO Irene Rosenfeld is banking on a raft of new products to boost sales. Can she whip them up before investors lose patience?

The Napkin Test

December 7th, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in CSCO, Career & Work, Entrepreneurs, GOOG, KAHL, MSFT, Management, SBUX, Small Business

Why it’s time to replace your company’s bulky mission statement with a vision concise enough to fit on the back of a napkin

PotBelly Sandwich Hungers for Growth

December 5th, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in Entrepreneurs, ODP, SBUX, SYNDF, Small Business, WFMI, WMT

The private, Chicago-based snack purveyor will have 195 outlets by yearend. But can it keep expanding without losing that quirky, homemade feel?

Five Management Traps

November 29th, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in Career & Work, SBUX

Is your organization really equipped to deal with knowledge workers? Make sure you’re not hung up on outmoded concepts that don’t serve today’s workforce

Starbucks: Trouble in Latte Land

November 16th, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in Company News, Earnings, Food Services, Investing, MCD, SBUX, Stock Market News

The company responsible for the ubiquity of coffee shops finds itself struggling with flagging growth, increased competition, and a declining stock price

Looming Online Security Threats in 2008

November 11th, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in AAPL, ADP, Banking, CRM, Computers, Consumer Electronics, Family & Home, IBM, IT, International, Internet, MA, MSFT, Media, Most Popular Stories, NWS, Networking, Personal Technology, SBUX, STI, TJX, TMICY, Technology

Web-based services, including social networks MySpace and Facebook, are becoming prime targets for hackers seeking your personal information

We Don’t Need ‘Do Not Track’

November 11th, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in ACXM, Advertising, Advertising and Marketing, GOOG, IACI, Internet, Legal Issues, MSFT, NWS, Policy, SBUX, TWX, Technology, VZ, Viewpoint, YHOO

To protect consumers’ privacy in the digital age, we need better adherence to existing guidelines—not a whole new set of regulations

Brands: The Power of Emotion

November 8th, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in DA, Entrepreneurs, MCD, NKE, SBUX, Small Business

The savviest marketers understand that successful products appeal to the heart, not the mind

Five Common Mistakes in Innovation

October 19th, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in AAPL, F, GE, HPQ, IBM, Innovation, MMM, Management, NKE, PG, SBUX, Viewpoint, design

Every company knows how to get more innovative, but few are willing to make the cultural changes necessary to get results

Cubicle 2.0

October 15th, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in BP, Innovation, KNL, MLHR, SBUX, SCS, design

Steelcase’s cushy “Studio 53″ cubicle is just one example of how office furniture companies are reaching out to Generations X and Y