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Howard Schultz says he 'did a cartwheel' when Starbucks CEO Niccol coined 'back to Starbucks' strategy
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said Wednesday that he “did a cartwheel” in his living room when current chief executive ...
Howard Schultz says he is a big fan of Brian Niccol's 'brilliant' Starbucks revival strategy
Schultz said he did a "cartwheel in my living room" when he heard Niccol's turnaround plan for the coffee chain.
Starbucks Invited 14,000 Employees to Las Vegas to See Something It’s Never Done Before. It Was a Brilliant Move
By putting their people first, Starbucks is making an investment that should pay off over time.
Starbucks menu upgrade: Protein cold foam, new croissants undergo testing
Most of the new menu items sampled by USA TODAY, including a new protein cold foam, will see additional testing before being ...
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Starbucks’ Comeback Puts Employees First with Tech and Leadership Upgrades
A big part of Starbucks’ comeback plan is making employees’ lives easier, both through additional human capital and ...
Starbucks to roll out Microsoft Azure OpenAI assistant for baristas
Starbucks plans to roll out a generative artificial intelligence assistant created with Microsoft Azure's OpenAI platform to ...
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Starbucks unveils new AI assistant to ease baristas' work
Starbucks is piloting a new generative AI assistant in 35 coffeehouses in North America this year to ease the work of their ...
Starbucks Steps Up China Strategy, CEO Says ‘We’ve Got a Lot of Interest’
Coffee king Starbucks is exploring ways to ramp-up its dwindling business in China, and selling a minority stake in its Chinese unit is one of the strategic options under consider ...
Starbucks should give up China for a mug’s game
BTIG analyst Peter Saleh noted last year that Starbucks has invested more than $400mn a year — or between 20 and 25 per cent ...