On Friday, Starbucks kicked-off its three-day Global Leadership Conference in Houston, Texas.
At the conference, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and Square founder and CEO Jack Dorsey announced that customers will be able to use Square Wallet to pay with their mobile phones at U.S. Starbucks stores in early November.
Customers will also be able to use the Square directory to find any of the 7,000 U.S. company-operated Starbucks stores.
Starbucks also announced it will enable digital tipping on its existing mobile payment applications and on Square Wallet for its U.S. store partners (employees) in summer 2013.
“Building an enduring company requires making a sustained investment in its people,” says Schultz. “In the forty-two year history of the company, there has never been a more important or exciting time for Starbucks. Four years ago I addressed our first global leadership conference in New Orleans, and we emerged from those meetings energized and poised for our next wave of growth. Today, Starbucks stands as a stronger, more innovative and relevant company, largely due to the bet we made on our partners (employees) in New Orleans. These next few days will give our leaders the opportunity to reconnect with the heart of our company through community engagement, refining our coffee expertise and perfecting the art of exceeding our customers’ expectations.”
