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Cheney: Starbucks will be entirely barista-less by 2024
“I would likely suggest that Starbucks will be like barista-less in five years.”
Jeff Jordan: Starbucks missed Q4 revenue due to declining mall foot traffic
“Starbucks in their fourth quarter earnings call. Came in light on the revenue line, and they blame the fact that their stores in malls experience declining year over year foot traffic.”
Liu: Consumer platforms will integrate crypto into loyalty programs within a year
“And so I think over the next year, we're going to see a number of those things to be proven out. And what we've already at least heard is that what was, I think Starbucks talked about maybe integrating blockchain to the loyalty program. Rakuten, which is, you …”
Rampell: Starbucks Pay was designed to avoid per-transaction payment processing fees
“That's why Starbucks invented Starbucks Pay, because they wanted to stop having to pay. It's like these prepaid, they only have to pay one time. You chart, you put 50 dollars on your Starbucks account, well, they only have to pay Visa, MasterCard, and everybod…”