Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson: How tech is transforming retail

Some people know Kevin Johnson from his years as a high-ranking executive at Microsoft. Some know him from his tenure as the CEO of Juniper Networks, a network technology company. So it might seem strange that Johnson is now the president and CEO of Starbucks, the world’s largest coffee chain. Johnson spoke to GeekWire Editor Todd Bishop at the 2017 GeekWire Summit about his new role and how technology is transforming the brick-and-mortar retail industry. Follow all our coverage and read the stories we talked about this week at GeekWire.com

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