SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Coffee Korea Co. removed plastic straws from local stores and replaced them with those made with paper Monday, in line with the company’s efforts to protect the environment. The move came after Starbucks began a trial run of paper straws at around 100 shops across the country in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Coffee Korea Co. said on Monday that it is planning to recycle more than 5,500 tons of coffee grounds to achieve recycle rate of 97 percent by the end of this year. Starbucks began recording the quantity of coffee grounds it was recycling in 2014 to focus on [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Coffee Korea Co. is adding 300 more ‘cashless shops’ in addition to the 103 stores currently in operation, starting on Monday. Cashless stores recommend that customers use a means of payment other than cash. The company noted that adding 300 more cashless stores would amount to one-third of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — On an ordinary weekday in downtown Seoul a middle-aged woman walks into a Starbucks to order a cup of coffee. When she takes some paper bills out of her purse to pay the cashier, he politely refuses them and points to a notice at the entrance. “This store doesn’t [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Coffee Korea Co. said Thursday it will test paper straws at its stores in South Korea next month to replace plastic ones as part of its efforts to protect the environment. Starbucks Coffee Korea said the two-month test operation is set to begin Sept. 10 at 100 stores [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s communications regulator has slapped a 10 million-won (US$9,000) fine on Starbucks Coffee Korea Co. for breaching personal information of hundreds of its customers, an official said Wednesday. The Korea Communications Commission said IDs, nicknames and mobile phone numbers of 537 people were disclosed due to a technical [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Coffee Korea Co. said Monday it will expand its premium Reserve stores in South Korea to meet the growing demand for specialty coffee among South Koreans. Starbucks Coffee Korea is set to open two Reserve stores in Seoul and a third in Pangyo, just south of the capital, [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Similar to the “High Pass” system employed on highways, allowing cars to automatically pay tolls, a Starbucks version is in the works. Starbucks Korea revealed today that it was implementing its “My DT Pass” system for the first time in the world via Korea’s drive-through coffee shops. “My DT [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — When Starbucks opened its Noryangjin Station store last month, it was immediately besieged by criticism for not having enough seats and power outlets. The American coffeehouse chain has responded to the public outrage by installing more seating areas, including six new seats and seven more power outlets in addition [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Coffee Korea Co., the local unit of the U.S. coffee giant, said it began a test run of cashless stores at three of its outlets on Monday amid rising use of credit card and mobile payment systems in the country. The stores at major office districts — Gangnam [...]