November 01, 2024 Why Coke and Dr Pepper are outselling Starbucks and Big Macs Amid inflation, consumers are dropping pricier treats but clinging to soda as a low-cost comfort, shaking up the beverage landscape. BY Tracy Brown Hamilton Amid rising inflation, Coca-Cola and Dr Pepper are seeing a surge in popularity as go-to choices for consumers … Continue reading Why Coke and Dr Pepper are outselling Starbucks and Big Macs
Starbucks can return to its glory days by cultivating a sophisticated coffee culture and digital innovation that preserves brand value. Jay Mandel on September 12, 2024 The aroma of freshly ground coffee beans filled the air as I stepped into the Seattle Starbucks in the late 1990s. A college student on the brink of … Continue reading The fading third place: A reflection on Starbucks and society
By Mark Wilson December 07, 2023 The first car lined up at 3:30 a.m. Employees didn’t even show until 5, and food didn’t leave the drive-through window until 6. Technically, McDonald’s new drink-and-snack-focused spin-off concept called CosMc’s (announced this week) isn’t even open today. But operators had determined that during the first store’s soft launch, … Continue reading Peek inside CosMc’s, McDonald’s glimmering challenge to Starbucks
By AJ Dellinger November 01, 2023 Stores may have ornaments on display and Christmas songs piping through every speaker in earshot, but the real sign of the holiday season is finally here: Starbucks holiday cups. Starting tomorrow, November 2, the coffee chain that is on every corner will release its latest line of its annual … Continue reading Starbucks holiday coffee cups are here again for 2023: See the new designs
By Sarah Bregel March 24, 2023 Laxman Narasimhan, the incoming chief executive of Starbucks Corporation, just did something that might make you feel a little better about your $9 latte habit. In an email to employees, he vowed to work in the cafes, making drinks and ringing up orders. “To keep us close … Continue reading Starbucks’s new CEO is getting experience as a barista. What if more bosses did that?
By Clint Rainey August 25, 2022 The National Labor Relations Board has sided with workers who claim Starbucks broke labor law by withholding wages and benefits from unionized stores—the latest blow to its handling of baristas’ intensifying union drive. Over 230 locations have now joined Starbucks Workers United’s union, helping make the … Continue reading Starbucks illegally denied pay and benefits to thousands of unionized workers, says NLRB
By Kristin Toussaint July 25, 2022 As Starbucks workers continue to unionize—voting for a union in 200 stores across the country—some claim they’ve faced retaliation, from harassment to reduced hours and firings to entire stores being shuttered. Multiple GoFundMes have sprung up to support unionizing workers; but now, Starbucks Workers United and The … Continue reading This fund will let people donate to help support unionizing Starbucks workers
