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386. Inside Starbucks’ commitment to thriving communities

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Starbucks may be best known for coffee, but its community impact goes far deeper. In this episode of Retail Gets Real, we’re joined by Kelly Goodejohn, vice president and chief social impact officer at Starbucks, to explore how the global brand is redefining what it means to serve communities — not just with beverages, but with bold action, local investment, and sustainability at scale.

(00:00:00) Leading with purpose at Starbucks

(00:04:09) How Starbucks turns food waste into community support

(00:06:55) Scaling FoodShare and setting the standard for others

(00:12:07) Finding purpose in retail and coffee culture

(00:15:27) The future of retail’s social impact

The National Retail Federation is the world’s largest retail trade association.

Every day, we passionately stand up for the people, policies and ideas that help retail succeed.

Resources:

• Starbucks Hunger Relief: about.starbucks.com/hunger-relief

• The Starbucks Foundation: about.starbucks.com/the-starbucks-foundation

Become an NRF member and join the world’s largest retail trade association

• Learn about our retail education platform, NRF Foundation, at nrffoundation.org

• Learn about retail advocacy at nrf.com/advocacy

• Find more episodes at retailgetsreal.com

Related:

How digital transformation at Levi’s and Starbucks is improving customer experience

How Target’s consumer-first strategy drives success

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384 episodes

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Content provided by National Retail Federation. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by National Retail Federation or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Starbucks may be best known for coffee, but its community impact goes far deeper. In this episode of Retail Gets Real, we’re joined by Kelly Goodejohn, vice president and chief social impact officer at Starbucks, to explore how the global brand is redefining what it means to serve communities — not just with beverages, but with bold action, local investment, and sustainability at scale.

(00:00:00) Leading with purpose at Starbucks

(00:04:09) How Starbucks turns food waste into community support

(00:06:55) Scaling FoodShare and setting the standard for others

(00:12:07) Finding purpose in retail and coffee culture

(00:15:27) The future of retail’s social impact

The National Retail Federation is the world’s largest retail trade association.

Every day, we passionately stand up for the people, policies and ideas that help retail succeed.

Resources:

• Starbucks Hunger Relief: about.starbucks.com/hunger-relief

• The Starbucks Foundation: about.starbucks.com/the-starbucks-foundation

Become an NRF member and join the world’s largest retail trade association

• Learn about our retail education platform, NRF Foundation, at nrffoundation.org

• Learn about retail advocacy at nrf.com/advocacy

• Find more episodes at retailgetsreal.com

Related:

How digital transformation at Levi’s and Starbucks is improving customer experience

How Target’s consumer-first strategy drives success

  continue reading

384 episodes

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