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Starbucks defends its China strategy, even as rival Luckin surges

 By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 31, 2024

The coffee shop chain expressed confidence in its key China market despite soft sales there. “We are not interested in entering the price war.”

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Starbucks loses the occasional customer

 By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 30, 2024

The coffee giant reported strong results from its loyalty members, who came into its shops more often and spent more in the process. But everybody else was a problem.

Food

Starbucks is taking its olive oil coffee national

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 29, 2024

The coffee giant will start selling its Oleato beverages throughout the U.S. this week and is adding a new option for good measure.

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Starbucks' U.S. sales apparently took a big hit late last year

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 25, 2024

The coffee chain’s sales and traffic slowed from October through December, according to the research firm Earnest Insights, the latest evidence of a slowdown.

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After a critical self-assessment, Starbucks pursues a course correction on labor

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 23, 2024

Management says it’s regearing for life as a partially unionized business, in part by improving baristas’ experiences.

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Laxman Narasimhan takes the helm of a changing Starbucks

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 22, 2024

More than a year into the job, “Laks” is putting his stamp on the coffee giant. His efforts will be critical to the venerable company’s future.

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Starbucks works to keep pace with its customers

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 19, 2024

Once known for being a “third place” between work and home, the coffee chain has evolved into a convenience-focused giant serving increasingly complex, customized beverages. Keeping pace can be difficult.

Workforce

U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear an appeal from Starbucks

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 12, 2024

The coffee chain wants the nation's highest court to decide if employees were truly dismissed because of their union activities.

Financing

Get your executives into the stores more often

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 10, 2024

The Bottom Line: Starbucks and now Dutch Bros are giving some key executives barista training and having them work in the field. That should become standard.

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How Starbucks is evolving to meet consumer demands

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 10, 2024

A Deeper Dive: Peter Romeo joins the podcast to discuss Starbucks’ numerous moves and CEO Laxman Narasimhan’s immersion into the culture.

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