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Starbucks CEO sets four-minute service goal as he tries to reinvigorate sagging sales
Read full article: Starbucks CEO sets four-minute service goal as he tries to reinvigorate sagging salesStarbucks’ new Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol wants customers to get their orders hand-delivered by a barista in four minutes or less, a goal that will be central as he tries to reinvigorate the company’s sagging sales.
Starbucks turns to a celebrity CEO as it struggles to define itself for an era of mobile orders
Read full article: Starbucks turns to a celebrity CEO as it struggles to define itself for an era of mobile ordersFifty-three years after its founding, Starbucks is unhappy with what it’s become – and trying to figure out how to meet customers’ changing needs without losing its coffeehouse roots.
Former Starbucks CEO Schultz says company needs to refocus on coffee as sales struggle
Read full article: Former Starbucks CEO Schultz says company needs to refocus on coffee as sales struggleFormer Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says the company’s leaders should spend more time in stores and focus on coffee drinks as they work to turn around flagging sales.
In a reversal, Starbucks proposes restarting union talks and reaching contract agreements in 2024
Read full article: In a reversal, Starbucks proposes restarting union talks and reaching contract agreements in 2024Starbucks says it’s committed to bargaining with its unionized workers and reaching labor agreements next year.
The power dynamic in labor has shifted and pickets are seemingly everywhere. But for how long?
Read full article: The power dynamic in labor has shifted and pickets are seemingly everywhere. But for how long?From auto production lines to Hollywood, the power of labor unions is back in the national spotlight.
Starbucks' Howard Schultz defends union stance before Senate
Read full article: Starbucks' Howard Schultz defends union stance before SenateLongtime Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz insisted the coffee chain hasn’t broken labor laws and is willing to bargain with unionized workers during an often testy, two-hour appearance before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
Labor judge: Starbucks violated worker rights in union fight
Read full article: Labor judge: Starbucks violated worker rights in union fightA federal labor judge has ordered Starbucks to reinstate seven fired workers after finding that the company violated labor laws “hundreds of times” during a unionization campaign in Buffalo, New York.
Olive oil in coffee? New Starbucks line a curiosity in Italy
Read full article: Olive oil in coffee? New Starbucks line a curiosity in ItalyPutting olive oil in coffee is hardly a tradition in Italy, but that didn’t stop Starbucks interim CEO Howard Schultz from launching a series of beverages doing just that in Milan.
Starbucks will cover travel for workers seeking abortions
Read full article: Starbucks will cover travel for workers seeking abortionsStarbucks says it will pay travel expenses for U.S. employees to access abortion or gender-confirmation procedures if those services aren't available within 100 miles of a worker’s home.
Seattle Starbucks unionizes in coffee giant's home city
Read full article: Seattle Starbucks unionizes in coffee giant's home cityBaristas and other employees at a Seattle Starbucks have voted to unionize, the first such vote in the city where Starbucks originated and the latest in a nationwide push to organize the coffee shop chain.
Labor foe Schultz returns as Starbucks union effort grows
Read full article: Labor foe Schultz returns as Starbucks union effort growsFrom the time he bought Starbucks in 1987 to the time he stepped down as chairman in 2018, Howard Schultz successfully fought attempts to unionize Starbucks’ U.S. stores.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos may step down without stepping away
Read full article: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos may step down without stepping awayAmazon announced Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, that Jeff Bezos would step down as CEO later in the year, leaving a role he's had since founding the company nearly 30 years ago. Amazon says Bezos will be replaced in the summer by Jassy, who runs Amazon's cloud business. (Isaac Brekken/AP Images for NFL, File)Even after stepping aside as CEO, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will likely keep identifying new frontiers for the world's dominant e-commerce company. Tuesday's announcement that Bezos will hand off the CEO job this summer came as a surprise. “Being the CEO of Amazon is a deep responsibility, and it’s consuming," Bezos wrote.
Xi asks Starbucks' Schultz to help repair US-China ties
Read full article: Xi asks Starbucks' Schultz to help repair US-China tiesXi is asking former CEO Howard Schultz of Starbucks to help repair U.S.-Chinese relations that have plunged to their lowest level in decades amid a tariff war and tension over technology and security. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)BEIJING – President Xi Jinping is asking former CEO Howard Schultz of Starbucks to help repair U.S.-Chinese relations that have plunged to their lowest level in decades amid a tariff war and tension over technology and security. A letter from Xi to Schultz reported Friday by the official Xinhua News Agency was a rare direct communication from China's paramount leader to a foreign business figure. In a statement issued Friday, Schultz didn't directly address Xi's request to help repair relations, instead saying it was “a great honor” to receive the letter from China's president. The Cabinet press office didn’t immediately respond to questions about what Xi wanted Schultz to do and whether he contacted other American business leaders.