Starbucks Brews In-House Tools in Shift From Big Tech

Starbucks is developing in-house systems that could replace software it buys from Big Tech companies, Bloomberg News reported Thursday (July 9). The coffee chain is working on alternatives to a system from Microsoft that monitors inventory as well as a maintenance management tool from IBM , the report said, citing an internal presentation. Starbucks has also been working for several years on creating a point-of-sale system that would replace Oracle Simphony , according to the report.