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    • Tuesday, 2 August, 2022
      US wages and China closures weigh on Starbucks earnings

      Howard Schultz says some problems ‘self-induced’ but pledges to ‘reinvent’ coffee chain’s business

    • Friday, 22 July, 2022
      Howard Schultz seeks to bring Starbucks back up to full strength

      The coffee chain’s founder is pinning his growth hopes on the US and China while a question mark hangs over the UK

    • Sunday, 17 July, 2022
      Starbucks examines sale of its UK business

      World’s largest coffee chain explores options as it faces hit from pandemic and increased competition

    • Monday, 23 May, 2022
      Starbucks to exit Russia over invasion of Ukraine

      US coffee chain becomes latest consumer brand to pull out of the country

    • Friday, 8 April, 2022
      John Gapper
      Starbucks baristas are oppressed by TikTok Frappuccinos

      Howard Schultz should stop making his staff blend thousands of flavours of iced coffee drinks

    • Tuesday, 5 April, 2022
      Howard Schultz suspends buybacks as he returns to Starbucks

      Coffee chain founder redirects capital to stores and staff as unions gain ground and costs rise

    • Wednesday, 16 March, 2022
      Howard Schultz returns to Starbucks as interim chief

      Billionaire retakes helm as Kevin Johnson announces retirement

    • Monday, 14 March, 2022
      Moral Money
      Is it time to separate ‘E’ from ‘S’ and ‘G? Premium content

      Plus, Starbucks’ pay problem and investors demand corporate lobbying disclosures on climate

    • Wednesday, 9 March, 2022
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      McDonald’s leads fresh exodus of western consumer brands from Russia

      Coke, Pepsi, Starbucks, Yum Brands and Unilever pull back after invasion of Ukraine

    • Wednesday, 2 February, 2022
      Starbucks workers find unionisation success with grassroots push

      Organising coffee chain outlets one by one succeeds where other attempts have failed

    • Friday, 21 January, 2022
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      Amazon and Starbucks spur investors to engage on unions Premium content

      Plus, can sustainability and profitability go hand-in-hand?

    • Tuesday, 11 January, 2022
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      Starbucks: coffee giant remains a daily fix Premium content

      Seattle-based coffee chain expects to open 2,000 new stores this year

    • Tuesday, 14 December, 2021
      Elaine Moore
      Need relief from the stress of screen time? There’s an app for that

      Mindfulness start-ups seem like a lucrative solution to problems the tech sector created

    • Thursday, 9 December, 2021
      Starbucks workers approve first US union at Buffalo store

      Closely watched election in New York state gives organised labour a toehold in the service industry

    • Thursday, 17 June, 2021
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Starbucks’ European unit pays $183m to US owner despite dip in growth

      Coffee chain’s UK losses widen to £41m as lockdown hits demand

    • Monday, 10 May, 2021
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      US investors revolt against executive pay in record numbers

      Many backlashes stem from plan changes to ensure bonuses were paid out during pandemic

    • Wednesday, 27 January, 2021
      Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc
      Walgreens Boots Alliance recruits new chief from Starbucks

      Roz Brewer will become only black woman to run an S&P 500 company

    • Thursday, 10 December, 2020
      FT AlphavillePeter Atwater
      The looming problem with the on-demand economy

      In the era of “me here now”, the workers are increasingly powerful.

    • Wednesday, 9 December, 2020
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      Starbucks chief bullish as crisis engulfs smaller coffee shops

      Kevin Johnson targets market share gains as rivals falter and customers return to the office

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      Shell’s clean energy fray, Starbucks’ boss, US anti-money laundering 

      Clean energy executives leave Shell in split over the pace of company’s shift towards greener fuels

    • Saturday, 21 November, 2020
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      Drive-throughs take the prize as hottest retail spots around

      Big name brands battle it out for prime locations as diners ditch the high street for retail parks

    • Thursday, 17 September, 2020
      Starbucks’ European arm pays $175m dividend despite profit collapse

      Payout to US parent last year comes as chain spent heavily on developing more takeaway

    • Wednesday, 1 July, 2020
      Izabella Kaminska
      Look closely at the motives of the Facebook boycotters

      With advertising budgets under pressure during the pandemic, it is tempting to be cynical

    • Sunday, 28 June, 2020
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      Facebook fails to stem advertising boycott over hate speech

      Diageo, Starbucks and Levi’s pull spending despite new policies announced by Zuckerberg

    • Tuesday, 28 April, 2020
      Starbucks sees US reopening, but not business as usual

      Coffee chain lays down plans for 90% of its domestic market cafés to be open by early June

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