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Starbucks Tops Competitive Online Coffee Sales Market

Starbucks Tops Competitive Online Coffee Sales Market

Online sales rose 23% the past year

Starbucks Corp. is by far the leader in online coffee sales, followed by Green Mountain, Nespresso, Folgers and Dunkin Donuts. The market, however, is very competitive, according to a report by analytics company 1010Data. Seattle-based Starbucks accounts for only 11.6% of online coffee sales and doesnt even appear in the top 10 search terms. Moreover,…

Pumpkin Spice Latte Gamble Pays Off

Pumpkin Spice Latte Gamble Pays Off

Starbucks was initially criticized for the August launch

Store visits at Starbucks Corp. stores rose 19.1% the weekend after the Seattle company introduced its annual Pumpkin Spice Latte in August its earliest launch ever. The company faced criticism on social media for the August launch, but an analysis by Placer.ai says the strategy helped the coffee purveyor combat a dip in summer traffic…

Ivar's Temporarily Closes Acres of Clams, Salmon House

Ivar’s Temporarily Closes Acres of Clams, Salmon House

The restaurants may reopen next spring

Ivar’s President Bob Donegan

Whole Foods Tops Covid-19 Safety Survey

Whole Foods Tops Covid-19 Safety Survey

Whole Foods ranked high in areas such as mask use, sanitizing and enforced social distancing

Whole Foods ranked No. 1 of 33 brands across several industries for its coronavirus health and safety practices. Whole Foods, which was purchased by Seattle-based tech giant Amazon in 2017 for $13.6 billion, ranked high in areas such as mask use, sanitizing and enforced social distancing, according to the Consumer Health & Safety Index by…

Molly Moon’s New Bellevue Location is Company’s Most Ambitious

Molly Moon’s New Bellevue Location is Company’s Most Ambitious

Large kitchen can be seen from sidewalk

Brick-And-Mortar Isnt Dead. Heres Why.

Brick-And-Mortar Isnt Dead. Heres Why.

Survey shows that nearly half of PNW consumers prefer to shop in-store

The news seems grim. Kohls Corp. just reported a brutal third quarter. Sales at Macys Corp. are in free-fall as rumors swirl that the once venerable retailer might be forced to close more stores. Sales at Seattle-based Nordstrom Inc. plunged more than 5% in its fiscal second quarter. But theres hope. Off-price retailers such as…

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