Tag: Starbucks

Starbucks Gossip: Starbucks tests "lean" operations in Ohio and Kentucky stores We've known for some time that Starbucks has been trying to figure out how...

I stopped in at my local Starbucks on Sunday morning to get some coffee beans and saw an interesting sign. The signed advertised that...

Starbucks Gossip: Howard Schultz apparently hasn't put the brakes on warm sandwiches Following up on last week's post on Starbucks operations, I found an example...

Starbucks Gossip Blog - Open ThreadStarbucks Replaces CEO with ChairmanI've posted about Starbucks before - I believe they have people at headquarters learning about...

Starbucks Gossip: Is another price increase in the works at Starbucks?One of the random blogs in my blog reader is Starbucks Gossip. I'm...

Starbucks Gossip: I know Starbucks would never allow a sign like this to be posted... One blog I follow sometimes is one run primarily for...

"Starbucks' Sales Slide on Frozen Drinks" Starbucks is blaming operational problems for their sales slide (actually, it's just the rate of sales increase that fell,...

Seth's Blog: Waiting in lineAnother thought provoking post from Seth Godin. Although he doesn't write about lean, think about the examples he gives:Lack...

I liked seeing this at my local Starbucks. As they sell whole bean coffee and bags are removed, you can see stickers that have...

WSJ.com - Coffee on the Double (registration required, but this link might work) From Today's Wall St. Journal, the lean parallels are hard to miss,...