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23 Nov, 2008 7:06 pm
... a literature on why people tip.) But entirely anecdotally, my sense is that tips are larger in the independents than in neighborhood Starbucks. This is most evident in the fact that the indy jars often seem stuffed with dollar bills, rather than stray coins. It' ... tip more at New York's
Cafe Grumpy or Seattle's Zoka? Is it an anti-corporate gesture? Do customers tend to conflate the Starbucks corporation with its employees, seeing them as less morally worthy? Do customers assume that independent ...
18 Apr, 2007 4:58 pm
... to cover the hours Rux's attorney spent in court seeking the compensation! Sound to us like the basis for a disciplinary complaint against Starbucks' lawyers, who are mentioned by name in the opinion: David R. Ongaro, David R. Burtt, and Gigi C. Hoang. Rux's patient and persistent attorney is
Victoria Ciganda. The magistrate's opinion is available: Rux v. Starbucks Corporation, 2007 Westlaw
1098550 (E.D. Calif., April 12, 2007). Note that the sanctions are against the lawyers, ...
16 Jan, 2006 4:48 pm
Uniquedaily.com includes "Starbucks Beer" as one of its Top 10 Most Ridiculous Products Of The Future. I'm not sure Starbucks Corporation would agree. In a well-publicized Texas trademark case over the mark STAR BOCK BEER, the
company argues that its ubiquitous coffee ... a copy of defendant Rex Bell's Appellate Brief from his Houston-based attorney John Egbert. This trademark drama is well documented in
defendant Rex Bell's starbockbeer.com website and in the PHOSITA and STARBUCKS GOSSIP blogs.
3 Jun 11:18 am
In 2004, a class action lawsuit was brought on behalf of more than 100,000 current and former Starbucks' baristas. The baristas complained that
shift supervisors were illegally getting a cut of employee tips. Specifically, the plaintiffs asserted that ... nation's largest coffeehouse chain "essentially perform the same job as
baristas." The Court of Appeals' ruling can be read here: Chau v. Starbucks Corporation An LA Times
article covering the case can be read here: Starbucks Wins Reversal of $100 ...
25 Aug 12:20 pm
The U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a disability discrimination against Starbucks Corporation Sept. 8 alleging that its one of its stores refused to hire an applicant for a barista position because of his multiple sclerosis condition. In
its complaint, the EEOC alleges that Chuck Hannay applied for one of six positions at this Starbucks' location but was treated differently from
other interviewees. Disability discrimination violates the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). ...
19 Sep, 2007 2:34 pm
Alan over at Blue Hole points out that his post about the Renee Mitchell-Starbucks controversy drew a visit to his site from Starbucks corporate headquarters the other day. And hey -- it looks like they went there on a link from this blog! Proud to be of service. They really
ought to hire that manager back, with a slap on the wrist.
10 Dec, 2007 5:28 pm
... They are accused of everything from the annoying (market saturation) to the serious (anti-competition), yet Starbucks - the world's biggest
coffee peddler - keeps on peddling. There may be no ... al buy out Peet's. 1987: Baldwin et al sell Starbucks to Schultz to focus on building
Peet's. It's not all about coffee and ... stores than that other corporate intrusion on other cultures (read: McDonald's) currently has in operation worldwide. Resources:
[en.wikipedia.org] www.starbucks.com http://news.bbc ...
6 May 3:18 pm
... encouraged students in my Business Organizations class to consider whether, in the wake of the current economic disaster, the role of corporations might be reconceptualized.
As we've discussed the history of shareholder primacy, stakeholder statutes, fiduciary duties, director ... yesterday morning as I waited for copies of my exam to print, I was struck by
a particularly revealing full-page Starbucks advertisement-and it wasn't solely because the somniferous drone of the copier left me in dire
need ...
7 Apr, 2008 6:54 am
... not profits", a motto that the company was willing to trumpet on their cards, the idea of free markets is apparently too political for Starbucks. Well, maybe. It is possible that that a flock of left-wing Oberlin graduates have taken the helm over at Arroweye (the ... made one step up the
food chain - at Arroweye - are clearly putting Starbucks in hot water today. But these choices don't necessarily reflect corporate
decisionmaking. They certainly may reflect corporate culture, transmitted through ...
11 Jan, 2008 5:15 am
... threat returns us to a subject we broached on Christmas, the relationship between social responsibility and profit maximization. Starbucks
is not an experience, it is a commodity (or in the words of one commentator, "the coffee chain has evolved into more of a filling station ... the extra change is going anywhere except
back into the corporate coffers. As a result, shifting to McDonalds does not seem like a socially irresponsible act. What should Starbucks do? Profit maximize but take a page from ...
6 Aug, 2007 3:09 pm
... considered that Couso might have been severely injured and that he suffered as a result of Starbucks' negligence. Unfortunately, the
insurance industry and corporations have conditioned Americans to believe that all personal injury and products liability lawsuits are ... . Here are the facts, in brief,
courtesy of Liebeck's attorney and the Center for Justice & Democracy: By corporate specifications, McDonald's sells its coffee at 180 to 190 degrees Fahrenheit. Coffee at
that temperature, if ...
2 Aug 1:35 pm
... by announcing the opening of three coffee stores in Seattle that exhibit no corporate branding. Referred to as "15th Ave. Coffee & Tea," the new properties feature
Starbucks coffee and teas as well as beer, wine, and ice ... -beatnik treatment has already met with puzzlement and scorn. Why go underground?
Is the company ashamed of what it is? Over the years, Starbucks has gone to great lengths to operate responsibly. The company buys coffee from
in-country co-ops that encourage better farming ...
16 Oct, 2006 8:46 am
... Soy Latte with Sugar-Free Hazelnut" in Korean? On Wednesday, South Korea's patent court ruled against Starbucks in a trademark infringement
suit against Elpreya. Elpreya, a Seoul-based company, was established in 1999 and operates about ... the letters of the name Freja were changed to make it easier for Koreans to
pronounce. Starbucks claimed that consumers confused the Starpreya-branded products with its corporate and brand name. The Korean
Intellectual Property Tribunal disagreed and held that ...
21 Mar, 2008 3:00 pm
... by letting them dip their fingers into the tip jars of the employees who are entitled to the tips, as a matter of mandatory corporate policy. That sort of ripoff is exactly
why class actions are permitted, because no one barista would be ... and have no trouble seeing how common sense permits such a fair redistribution. What strikes us as unfair is
Starbucks complaining, after it failed to represent the interests of its management/supervisory employees, that those interests weren't
represented.
12 Nov, 2007 10:30 am
... fantastic business operation that I admire in many ways. But this is just silly. According to Consumerist, Starbucks is suing a Michigan
coffee shop called Conga for trademark infringement, and it's all ... . Conga has reportedly been using their logo for 11 years, but Starbucks
just decided that it's confusing and infringing. Now I'm sorry, but that ... logos: Sorry. I'm all in favor of protecting corporate intellectual property and identities and such,
but Starbucks has this one all wrong. I sure hope ...
2 Jun 8:17 pm
... there slightly longer than the other baristas, and as a result is put in charge. It's not like this is someone at the corporate office. Enter California Labor Code section
351, which states that no "employer or agent" shall ... they were agents of the employer because they directed the conduct of the other employees. From that viewpoint, it was easy to
claim that Starbucks had violated section 351 by including the supervisors in the tip distribution. Judge Patricia Cowett in San Diego Superior
...
6 Oct, 2006 1:15 pm
... three times the current number. I don't know how it is where you live, but there already seems to be a Starbucks on every corner of the
city. I can't imagine what triple the number would look like in this area. If you're not wild about Starbucks or other huge corporate
coffee shops, how do you find a locally owned cafe? Easy, check out the Delocator. Just enter in your zip code and search for a nearby non-corporate coffee shop, independent book
store or local movie theatre.
7 Jul, 2008 5:00 pm
... increases the convenience of the McDonalds franchise. We have taken the position often here that Starbucks needs to use its huge
corporate presence to promote socially responsible causes as a means of differentiating its product, whether economic, in the ... health, whether by using organic or locally
grown products. This is what the burrito maker, Chipotle, does. But if Starbucks insists on treating its product like a commodity, it must have
in place a strong commodity strategy. By closing stores, ...
5 Feb 4:00 am
... in the area of executive compensation. The use of private aircraft illustrate the problems in this area. Starbucks and Citigroup both opted
to do without a corporate aircraft. Needless to say, the interesting thing is not the decision itself but the ... a $42 million jet. The question is why, in this climate, it
thought to buy the plane in the first place. Surely the board of Starbucks (and Citigroup) ought to be more involved in the trials and
tribulations of the company and ought to be sending a ...
30 Mar, 2008 11:13 pm
... plaintiffs hoped that the verdict would send a message to all employers that regardless of whether or not they are a large corporation,
every company must follow the labor code which was enacted to protect the lowest level workers in the service ... the recent court rulings are clear; this is not an acceptable way to
manage a company. While this verdict is solely for the baristas of Starbucks between the year 2000 and when the trial started, it shows that
the law is on your side if you find that you ...
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