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Starbucks is 2nd most GPS-searched business

Starbucks is 2nd most GPS-searched business

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Starbucks is 2nd most GPS-searched business

by TRAVIS PITTMAN / KING5.com

KING5.com

Posted on March 10, 2010 at 12:26 PM

Updated Thursday, Mar 11 at 11:12 AM

SEATTLE – The joke is that you can find a Starbucks on just about every corner.

Despite that, Starbucks stores are the second-most sought after business in GPS searches, according to a new study by navigation service provider TeleNav.

According to data collected in December 2009, Telenav says the No. 1 U.S. business its customers seek on their GPS is Walmart, followed closely by Seattle-based Starbucks.

Here is the complete list:

1. Walmart

2. Starbucks

3. Target

4. Best Buy

5. Bank of America

6. Walgreens

7. Pizza Hut

8. Home Depot

9. McDonald's

10. Chase Bank
 

Despite living in a tech-savvy area, Seattle did not finish in the top 10 cities for the most GPS searches. Los Angeles was No. 1.

Washington state did not finish in the top 15 for most frequent use of GPS. Maryland tops that list.
 

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Comments: Displaying 1 - 7 of 7

polarbear52 said on March 10, 2010 at 7:58 PM

That makes no since, starbucks number 2?? There’s one on every corner, Ya can't swing a bag of laundry without hitting one.

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tomma206 said on March 10, 2010 at 7:41 PM

Really? How freakin hard is it to find burntbucks.Walk out your front door

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jguess said on March 10, 2010 at 5:10 PM

of course walmart would be number one in DECEMBER. hello?....christmas shopping!! they should have chosen a different month to collect data. december was predestined to have walmart at number one.

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blankingout said on March 10, 2010 at 3:09 PM

We can thank the Brady campaign trying to find Starbucks to protest at for making it #2...

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yessir said on March 10, 2010 at 1:39 PM

Walmart?! Who the heck wants to know where Walmat is?

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intrestgal said on March 10, 2010 at 12:43 PM

Seems to be an odd list... hungry people shopping at cheap spots and then going to the bank to pay for the stuff... =)

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collegekid said on March 10, 2010 at 12:33 PM

MARYLAND??? Really??

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