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February 10, 2011
Howard Schultz invests in Groupon, joins board
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Surprising that he didn't put this announcement off for a while, given the uproar over their Super Bowl ad.
Posted by: barista #4 | February 10, 2011 at 03:27 PM
Or maybe Groupon put this news out in an attempt to change the conversation.
Posted by: Jim Romenesko | February 10, 2011 at 03:40 PM
Touche.
Posted by: barista #4 | February 10, 2011 at 03:53 PM
I always find it interesting why people care when Howard does something with his money...Super Sonics....Pinkberry....
Posted by: Coffee Soldier | February 10, 2011 at 03:56 PM
....or maybe you're trying to change the conversation JM. Anything to gain traffic here I guess
Posted by: sense | February 10, 2011 at 08:28 PM
If it means he has less time to decimate *$, I think it's great.
Posted by: Shifted | February 10, 2011 at 10:22 PM
Maybe he didn't get enough stock options from SBUX. It's tough to scrape by on only $22,000,000.
Posted by: SBUX Alum Bill | February 11, 2011 at 12:14 AM
@Shifted: Exactly.
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