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Starbucks is planning delivery service to enhance mobile order and pay app.

The coffee retailer is planning to launch a food and beverage delivery service in select markets during the second half of next year, The delivery service will be available to Starbucks loyalty program members as part of its new mobile order and pay app that will launch in Portland next month and nationwide next year. This week Starbuck's introduced a new Halloween flavored drink. Franken Frappuccino.

When asked about delivery, Starbucks Global Chief Strategy Officer Matthew Ryan said it is still "early days" and the chain isn't ready to tip its hand with more details but that it's "moving full speed ahead." The move comes as Starbucks increasingly focuses on adapting to the shift in consumer behavior to shopping online more and in stores less.

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