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NEWS ABOUT: coffee shop

coffee shop stories: 9 news summaries

 Prof: Starbucks 
 Kills Community 

Conversation dies among coffee cups, wi-fi and headphones, says reasearcher

Sep 29, 09 1:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Starbucks sells itself as a "third place" between work and home, but its customers fail to interact the way people used to in public spaces, according to history professor Tom Simon. "Rarely do these different people doing different things actually talk and exchange ideas. But talk and ideas... More »

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Starbucks • coffee • chain stores • coffee shop

Coffee Shops Grow Weary of Laptop Users

Drink-nursing users
told to make way for bigger spenders

Aug 6, 09 9:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - The longstanding love affair between coffee shops and laptop users is starting to go off the boil, the Wall Street Journal reports. Big chains still let computer users linger, but a growing number of independent shops, sick of customers nursing a cup of coffee all day when seats are in... More »

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coffee • recession • WiFi • laptop • cafes • coffee shop

Starbucks' New Flavor: Local Shop Names

Giant rebrands one Seattle store '15th Avenue Coffee and Tea'

Jul 16, 09 2:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - With traffic waning, Starbucks has a new strategy: It’s dropping “Starbucks” from store names and rebranding them to reflect their neighborhoods, the Seattle Times reports. 15th Avenue Coffee and Tea, for example, won’t feature the Starbucks logo—even bags of coffee will be labeled “15th Avenue.... More »

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Starbucks • coffee • Seattle • chain stores • coffee houses • coffee shop

OPINION

Zagat Is Wrong:
Peet's Is Better Than Starbucks

Bad methodology gave Seattle giant the survey win: Nate Silver

Jun 9, 09 11:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Zagat’s annual fast-food survey served up its usual batch of surprises, but one stood out for Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com fame. Somehow, some way, Starbucks beat Peet’s Coffee for best coffee chain. A travesty of that magnitude can only mean mistaken methodology, Silver contends; Starbucks is fine,... More »

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San Francisco • Starbucks • coffee • statistics • Peet's Coffee • Zagats • Nate Silver • coffee shop

(Newser) - The fire that destroyed a controversial topless coffee shop in Maine late last night was arson, the Kennebec Journal reports. The police are seeking witnesses “who might have seen vehicles parked in that general area around 1am Wednesday morning or anyone walking along the roadway.” Seven people escaped... More »

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crime • Maine • arson • topless • coffee shop • waitress • Grand View Topless Coffee Shop

 Dunkin' Pushes...Donuts 


Jun 1, 09 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - America may run on Dunkin', but the working-man's coffeeshop would like to remind recession-slapped Americans about the cheap, sugary goodness of the other end of its name. After a decade of emphasizing coffee—which fuels 60% of the chain's revenue—Dunkin has decided it's time to make the doughnuts pay... More »

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marketing • Dunkin' Donuts • coffee shop • doughnut

 Closures Thwart Man's Goal to Visit Every Starbucks

Chain's biggest fan races against time as hundreds of stores shut down

May 23, 09 4:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Starbucks' store closure program is giving the chain's biggest fan a bad case of the jitters, the Wall Street Journal reports. The 37-year-old, who calls himself "Winter," has visited more than 9,000 Starbucks stores in a quest that has lasted over a decade, but he now faces... More »

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Starbucks • coffee • coffee shop

Office Politics Move From Cubicle to Starbucks

Crowded cafes can
be work war zones

Jan 24, 09 7:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Once coffee shops were places to relax, but these days, they’re places for telecommuting workers to plug in, and they’ve taken on all the irritating trappings of an actual office, the Boston Globe reports. Laptop-toting patrons fight tooth-and-nail for power outlets and table space, using the passive-aggressive... More »

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Starbucks • telecommuting • coffee shop

(Newser) - Coffee is pretty serious stuff in Portland, Oregon, but a relatively new shop on the block is taking the preparation of caffeinated beverages to a rarified extreme, the New York Times reports. The Ladybug Organic Coffee Company requires applicants for barista positions to fill out a five-page application, complete... More »

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coffee • personality • Portland, Oregon • barista • economic downturn • coffee shop • job application • essay

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