3. How much has technology helped Starbucks complete? Explain your answer.
Technology helped Starbucks complete by integrated Starbucks Card System, which allows regular customer to pay with a pre-paid and rechargeable card at any Starbucks branch. When customer make a purchase using the application, a cashier scans a bar code displayed on the phone and the resulting sale is charged to the customers Starbucks Card account.
Beside that, Starbucks launched what it all the “Starbucks Digital Network”, a portal designed specifically for mobile devices as opposed to traditional web browsers. Starbucks also has opted to offer the site free of advertising, hoping that striking deals with content provider will make it a profitable venture. Starbucks district manager use the in store wireless network to run store operations and to connect to the company’s private corporate network and system.