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Starbucks Corporation is an American coffee company and coffeehouse chain. Starbucks was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1971. As of early 2019, the company operates over 30,000 locations worldwide.

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Starbucks Turns to Pumpkin Spice Lattes to Perk Up Sales
Starbucks Turns to Pumpkin Spice Lattes to Perk Up Sales
August 24, 2024  |  Retail

As Starbucks struggles with comparable sales declines, the coffeehouse giant is evidently asking, “Maybe the Pumpkin Spice Latte will fix it?” The brand announced this...

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Brands Focus on Post-Purchase Innovations to Foster Customer Loyalty
Brands Focus on Post-Purchase Innovations to Foster Customer Loyalty
August 20, 2024  |  Retail

As competition for customer loyalty grows fiercer, brands are sharpening their focus on the post-purchase phase — a critical yet frequently neglected part of the...

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Starbucks’ New CEO Faces ‘Achilles Heel’ of Mobile Ordering
Starbucks’ New CEO Faces ‘Achilles Heel’ of Mobile Ordering
August 18, 2024  |  ResTech

Is Starbucks’ mobile app the company’s greatest weakness? Former CEO Howard Schultz has said as much, per a recent podcast appearance. And it’s something new...

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New Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol Brings Innovative Track Record to QSR Environment
New Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol Brings Innovative Track Record to QSR Environment
August 13, 2024  |  Personnel

Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol will take over as CEO of Starbucks Sept. 9, and he has the support of Starbucks founder and Chairman Emeritus Howard...

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Starbucks Appoints Chipotle Head Brian Niccol as CEO
Starbucks Appoints Chipotle Head Brian Niccol as CEO
August 13, 2024  |  Personnel

Starbucks said Tuesday (Aug. 13) that it has appointed Chipotle Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol as CEO, effective Sept. 9, succeeding Laxman Narasimhan, who stepped...

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98% of Financially Strained Restaurant Customers Are Cutting Back
98% of Financially Strained Restaurant Customers Are Cutting Back
August 12, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

As consumers bear the burden of inflation, PYMNTS Intelligence reveals that nearly all individuals living paycheck to paycheck are making trade-offs when it comes to...

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From Travel to Coffee to eCommerce, Consumers are Pulling Back
From Travel to Coffee to eCommerce, Consumers are Pulling Back
August 09, 2024  |  Retail

Consumers are thinking twice before pulling the trigger to buy even everyday items — a hesitation to spend that’s evidencing itself in slowdowns and headwinds for...

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Starbucks’ Mobile Outage Compounds Financial Woes as Q3 Sales Decline
Starbucks’ Mobile Outage Compounds Financial Woes as Q3 Sales Decline
July 30, 2024  |  Earnings

Some Starbucks customers faced a disruption on Tuesday (July 30) as the company’s mobile ordering system failed for the second time this month. The outage,...

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EV Ambitions on Hold: Ford Delays Canadian Electric SUV Production
EV Ambitions on Hold: Ford Delays Canadian Electric SUV Production
July 22, 2024  |  Transportation

Ford has announced its revised strategy for its Oakville Assembly plant in Canada, originally slated for electric vehicle (EV) production. Instead, the facility will focus...

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