Starbucks chairman, president and CEO Howard Schultz and Square founder and CEO Jack Dorsey announced that customers will be able to use Square Wallet to pay with their mobile phones at US Starbucks stores beginning in early November.
Customers will also be able to use the Square directory to find more than 7,000 US company-operated Starbucks stores.
Starbucks also announced it will enable digital tipping on its existing mobile payment applications and on Square Wallet for its US store partners (employees) in summer 2013.
The Starbucks mobile application is now integrated with Apple’s Passbook allowing customers’ Starbucks Cards to appear on their iPhone screen automatically after they enter a favourite Starbucks store.
The company announced plans to introduce its Starbucks Reserve coffee line using its patented Clover Brewing system to approximately 200 additional locations in the US and Canada. Global expansion into key international markets, including Japan and the UK, is also expected.
A ‘Leaders’ Lab’ has been constructed that will guide conference participants through a two-hour interactive journey that brings Starbucks mission statement to life by highlighting coffee, customers and community.
By the close of the conference, Starbucks expects to have contributed $22m in economic and community service impact to Houston – including the largest single corporate community volunteer project in the city’s recent history, the company said.
Source: Starbucks Coffee Company
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