Starbucks’ Music Focus

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A profile of Kenneth Lombard, who was recently appointed as head of Starbucks’ entertainment division. Lombard helped Earvin “Magic” Johnson build a business empire…in this newly created post, Lombard will be challenged with expanding Starbucks’ music and entertainment interests.

Before joining Starbucks, Lombard had already been working with the coffee giant through Johnson Development Corporation, in joint ventures in urban development that brought entertainment complexes and coffee houses to underserved communities.

Alyce Lomax, a Motley Fool analyst, thinks the new downloading service goes hand in hand with the Starbucks brand. “It’s the ambience as well as the traditional idea that coffeehouses go with socializing and with music. That’s a big synergy.”

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