Starbucks Turns Up The Volume

Reuters News Service on HollywoodReporter.com reports that "Starbucks Corp. said on Tuesday it would put CD racks in its U.S. and Canadian coffee shops to display up to 20 music titles at once to boost sales by encouraging consumers to buy music to go with their coffee. Starbucks is working to capitalize on the watershed success last year of a Grammy-winning Ray Charles CD it co-produced and sold in its stores. Starbucks’ increased focus on its music business comes as it has been trying to reel in customers beyond the morning hours to increase sales at existing stores."