Starbucks Develops Internal AI Tools to Reduce Software Costs by $400 Million Annually

Starbucks is developing in-house artificial intelligence tools to replace software from Microsoft and IBM, aiming to cut annual technology spending by $400 million. This shift could pressure legacy software providers like Microsoft and IBM as more enterprises consider building their own digital infrastructure.

By Jeffrey Neal Johnson, MarketBeat Sat, July 11, 2026 at 5:35 PM GMT+3 6 min read · Yahoo Finance ·

Starbucks Develops Internal AI Tools to Reduce Software Costs by $400 Million Annually

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