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News comes as US chain looks to counter sales slowdown
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Chinese rival has tapped into consumers’ love of convenience and delivery
Upstart Luckin Coffee’s funding round adds to war chest as it trains sights on dominant brand
Glut of shopping centres enables retail brands to negotiate lower rents
‘Voters seem to like celebrity politicians who transcend prepackaged party lines’
City repeals charge on big companies that had been aimed at tackling housing crisis
Former Starbucks executive discusses political principles as he considers White House run
Billionaire says he is considering ‘public service’, sparking talk of White House run
Martin Sorrell’s quick return, Canada’s pipeline deal, RBS leadership and Starbucks
Day of racial sensitivity training follows arrest of two black men waiting for a friend
Local businesses steal march on multinationals that fail to notice market shift
Walmart buys into India; Nestlé, Anbang and Rolls-Royce also in the news
A licensing deal can be harder to interpret
Deal widens Swiss group’s lead over JAB and boosts Starbucks’ international plans
Swiss group to sell US chain’s coffee in stores alongside Nescafé and Nespresso brands
Incident prompted Starbucks to plan racial-bias training at US stores
Chain had just 41 shops when Whitbread bought it in 1995 — it now has more than 2,000
