Starbucks has launched an updated, redesigned version of www.StarbucksStore.com online destination to provide its consumers with the enhanced shopping experience and make it easier and quicker to find the best coffee, teas and merchandise offerings. In addition to the traditional coffee&tea range, the digital venue, which was developed with by PFSweb, Inc. (a global e-commerce solution provider), offers a number of extra services like subscription, tasting tours and prepaid gift cards across the U.S. territories.

Today, iPhone applications provide us with tips in a variety of areas, starting from recycling to clothing. To receive information, users usually scan QR-codes or barcodes or snap a photo, which are then processed by the app—adidas Originals came up with a revolutionary solution in this area, launching an app with a 3D touch. The brand has released an app with special 3D image recognition software for real-life objects/products, which is the first time the three-dimension technology got into the application development industry.

In an ongoing demonstration of its commitment to the 10 generation-strong company and family motto—ancestry, prestige and tradition—Jose Cuervo unveiled the 2011 edition of Reserva de la Familia. The 16th installment of the limited-edition handcrafted wooden box collection is adorned with the artistic styling of celebrated tattoo artist Jerónimo López Ramírez, known in the tattoo community as ‘Dr. Lakra.’

Strategic design agency, BrandOpus, has expanded its management team with the appointment of Ken Hommel and Leo Hadden as associated partners. Ken joined BrandOpus as finance director in 2008, and brings 31 years’ design and advertising agency experience to the management team, having previously worked with London agencies Lewis Moberly, Amacom and Conran Design Group.

On August 4, Kraft Foods Inc. announced that its Board of Directors intends to create two independent public companies: A highgrowth global snacks business with estimated revenue of approximately $32 billion and a high-margin North American grocery business with estimated revenue of approximately $16 billion. The company expects to create these companies through a tax-free spin-off of the North American grocery business to Kraft Foods shareholders.

From the tiniest to the biggest. Nokia, which last year presented an awesome stop-motion set ‘Dot,’ the world’s smallest character animation, recently has released a new story dubbed ‘Gulp,’ the world’s largest stop-motion animation video. Both of the spots were filmed with N8 phones with 12-megapixel cameras to prove that these mobile devices are just perfect for creating artwork, not just communicating with people on one’s contact list.

Nestlé belongs to the list of companies determined to lessen the environmental impact of its packaging. To foster positive changes related to smart treatment of used packaging, the food giant has released the world’s first free, mobile application for iPhone and Android devices dubbed 123Recycle, which scans the products barcode and shows tips on the best ways to recycle the packaging.