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Stocks· July 10, 2026 at 05:13 AM
Starbucks (SBUX) Is Replacing Microsoft And IBM Software To Cut $400 Million Spend
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Onur Erkan YıldızFounder, Financial Engineer · CMB-licensed
Higher education in Financial Engineering and Money & Capital Markets. SPK (Turkey CMB) licence. 16 years across institutional markets, research, and quant-driven analytics.
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Starbucks is rolling out new proprietary artificial intelligence platforms to replace key Microsoft and IBM inventory and maintenance systems. The company is tying this technology shift to a wider $2b cost reduction plan, including a targeted cut to its $400m annual software budget. The overhaul is aimed at gaining more control over operations and could influence how other global consumer brands approach enterprise technology. Starbucks, traded as NasdaqGS:SBUX, is layering this AI push on...
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