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View ArticleLosing Bidders Want A Shot At Tully's
The Seattle-based Tully’s Coffee company was sold at a bankruptcy auction Jan. 3. But a number of bidders and stakeholders are contesting that sale. Now US Bankruptcy Judge Karen Overstreet will review...
View ArticleUPDATE: Starbucks Shareholders Want Ban On Political Contributions
Story last updated by Phyllis Fletcher on March 20, 2013 at 1:50 p.m. Starbucks holds its annual shareholders’ meeting Wednesday in Seattle. On the agenda: a proposal from a group of investors that’s...
View ArticleNo Guns Please, Starbucks Tells Customers
With the coffee giant caught in the middle of what he says is an "increasingly uncivil and, in some cases, even threatening" debate, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has posted a letter to "fellow...
View ArticleSeattle 2013: A Year In Protest
As we looked back on the last year, debating which stories to highlight here, we noticed a trend that surprised us: 2013 was a year of activism and protest in the Seattle area.
View ArticleThe Other 'F Word': Brewer Responds To Starbucks Over Beer Name
In general, getting a cease-and-desist letter from a big corporation isn't the mark of a good day. But after a brewery owner got a letter from a law firm representing Starbucks, he saw a chance to draw...
View ArticleIs A Dedicated Tablet Reader Passe?
Marcie Sillman talks with Geekwire co-founder Todd Bishop about the latest tech news, including tablets, smartwatches and a new app on the market for ordering coffee.
View ArticleDoes Starbucks #RaceTogether Initiative Make Business Sense?
Ross Reynolds speaks to branding consultant Kevin Paul Scott about the backlash to Starbucks' #RaceTogether initiative, and why it might still be a good idea.
View ArticleLet's Write This Week's News On A Cup And Talk
Why did the Starbucks race initiative bother us THAT much? Should you be able to smoke in a Seattle park? And should you fight wage discrimination by talking openly about how much money you make? (How...
View ArticleWhat The Starbucks' Race Campaign Says About Corporate Activism
KUOW's Marcie Sillman talks with Nancy Koehn, a historian at Harvard Business School, about why more big businesses will have to take stands on political and social issues to keep customers coming back.
View ArticleA man shouts racial slurs in a Seattle Starbucks. The silence is deafening
So my colleague and I were catching up after not seeing each other for a while. She’s just accepted a new position as an administrator at the community college up the street from where I work. I wanted...
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