It might seem like there 's a Starbucks on every corner , but the company 's executives still want to get those tall , grande and venti pumpkin spice lattes into more hands , more easily . Amid news that the Seattle-based company 's fourth-quarter sales had been `` disappointing , '' Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz revealed on Thursday that the coffee chain will roll out a delivery option in the latter half of 2015 to loyalty-program members in select markets . `` Imagine the ability to create a standing order of Starbucks delivered hot to your desk daily , '' Schultz said on the earnings call . `` That 's our version of e-commerce on steroids . '' Next month , Starbucks customers in Portland , Oregon , will have access to a mobile ordering app that lets them order and pay for their beverages ahead of time and skip the line for pickup . Although Schultz did not provide the nitty-gritty on how the company plans to implement the delivery program ( Matt Ryan , Starbucks ' global chief strategy officer , said on the call that the program is in its `` early days '' ) , here are some thoughts on how it could -- and could not -- flip consumers ' lids : . How it could deliver : . 1 . You 're a creature of habit . You want the same coffee at the same time every day ? No problem . 2 . Sheer convenience . No more waiting in lines behind indecisive customers debating whip or no whip , or having to carve out time in your busy day for a coffee run . 3 . You get to skip the annoyances of coffee shop culture , from the person listening to music out loud to the obnoxious cell phone talker to the chair hogger . 4 . You can place a big order for you and your buddies without worrying about having enough hands to get it back safely . How it could fail to deliver : . 1 . You lose the coffee shop culture : the free WiFi , the cute barista , the quirky name spelling on the cup . Oh , and the free ( usually ) clean bathrooms . 2 . With an added service often comes an added cost , not to mention a gratuity . Better beef up that coffee fund . 3 . Many of Starbucks ' drinks are temperature-sensitive . With time for delivery , an iced drink could arrive watered down , and a hot one could arrive lukewarm . 4 . Mistakes happen . But if the wrong drink arrives , it 's not just a matter of pushing it back across the counter ; it 's a matter of calling out for another delivery . What do you think of the plans Starbucks has brewing ?
Portland announces it will offer a delivery service via its mobile app in 2015 . Next month , Portland customers will be able to order their drink ahead and down the line . The delivery option will be available to loyalty - seeking customers in select areas .