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Starbucks files patents in Russia to try to safeguard its trademarks, 2 years after leaving the country
Starbucks filed patents in Russia in an apparent attempt to protect its brand there, according to r…
Mia Jankowicz
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Howard Schultz tells Starbucks to fix its stores and mobile app to reverse 'fall from grace'
Ex-CEO Howard Schultz says Starbucks needs to focus on the customer experience and make its app bet…
Grace Dean
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Starbucks union organizers react to Howard Schultz return as CEO
Starbucks called in Schultz to speak to workers ahead of the first union votes in Buffalo in 2021, …
Mary Meisenzahl
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Howard Schultz to return as interim Starbucks CEO after Kevin Johnson announces retirement
Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson is stepping down on April 4 after 13 years on its board, the coffee cha…
Grace Dean
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3 in 4 drinks Starbucks sells are now cold rather than hot. One barista said the coffee chain was becoming a 'frappuccino factory.'
Cold drinks are helping to push up revenues for Starbucks because they tend to cost more than hot b…
Grace Dean
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People are spending more money at Starbucks than ever before by ordering complicated drinks, cold beverages, and food
More people have been ordering using the app or drive-thru, where they tend to place bigger orders,…
Grace Dean
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Starbucks has run low on baked goods, its CEO says - but denies a shortage of coffee or cups
"We've had some shortages in the bakery case, that certainly is true," Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson …
Grace Dean
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WATCH: Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson explains why he's betting everyone will be rushing to grab coffee with their friends after the pandemic
Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson says vaccines will bring 'The Great Human Reconnection' in a few months.
Matt Turner
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Starbucks ordered to pay $25 million to ex-manager who claimed she was fired because she was white
Shannon Phillips claimed Starbucks unjustly fired her months after the 2018 viral video where two B…
Aaron McDade
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Starbucks' new CEO will start life at the coffee giant with a pay packet that could be worth over $28 million
As well as his salary and bonuses, Starbucks says Laxman Narasimhan will be eligible for annual sto…
Grace Dean
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Meet Laxman Narasimhan, a coffee industry outsider who just took over as CEO of Starbucks
The PepsiCo and Reckitt veteran is taking the reins from interim CEO Howard Schultz as the brand fa…
Avery Hartmans,Nancy Luna
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Howard Schultz teased that an Italian-inspired 'game-changer' is coming soon to Starbucks — and it's 'bigger than any new promotion or beverage'
During his final earnings call, the interim CEO expressed excitement about what he called a 'transf…
Nancy Luna
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Howard Schultz says baristas don't have the 'privilege' of working from home as he orders Starbucks staff back to the office 3 days a week
The coffee chain's CEO said in a memo that corporate workers had failed to meet the "minimum promis…
Sawdah Bhaimiya
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Starbucks is urged to keep its bathrooms open to everyone, not just paying customers
The American Restroom Association calls on the coffee chain to "let the people go!'' after its CEO …
Stephanie Stacey
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Starbucks' pumpkin spice lattes are back in stores Tuesday — with a price bump due to inflation
Starbucks' divisive fall drink returns to stores on Tuesday with a higher price tag. The price of a…
Samantha Delouya
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Starbucks is allowing Philadelphia employees to close bathrooms, after opening them to the public following controversial 2018 arrests of two Black men
The shift comes days after the company announced it will close 16 stores across the country that ha…
Bethany Biron
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Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says 'I'll get on my knees' and 'do whatever you want' pleading with workers to return to the office
Schultz conceded his attempts to get workers back in the office have been "unsuccessful," speaking …
Bethany Biron
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Starbucks is rethinking its open bathroom policy due to safety concerns, CEO says
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said the consideration is due to growing mental health issues that mak…
Huileng Tan
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Starbucks is exiting Russia, following McDonald's lead
The chain's 130 Russian stores make up less than 1% of revenue and were operated by franchisees.
Mary Meisenzahl
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Starbucks confirms the mobile order feature in its app is down
The company said customers can still order in person, but mobile orders via the app accounted for 2…