A marketing campaign called “Tank Day” coincided with the anniversary of a military dictatorship’s crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators.
Category: Coffeehouses
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Starbucks to Layoff 300 Corporate Workers
The company said it would close four regional offices and take a $400 million charge related to the changes.
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With the Arrival of Goop Kitchen, Is New York Food Going Full L.A.?
Gwyneth Paltrow’s healthy-eating enterprise is just one of several recent Los Angeles exports to a rival city with its own ideas about what’s good.
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7 Spots Shaking Up Vienna’s Cafe Scene
The city’s imperial cafes can feel tired. Newer bakeries and restaurants offer sleek design, inventive dishes by Noma alums, grandmas who will vet your Hinge dates — and strudel that’s worth the wait.
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Starbucks Workers Are Striking at Dozens of Stores on ‘Red Cup Day’
More than 1,000 workers at 65 stores across the United States joined the labor action, the union representing baristas said.
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Starbucks to Sell 60% of Its China Business to a Private Equity Firm
Boyu Capital will pay $4 billion for a stake in the coffee giant’s 8,000 stores in China.
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Starbucks Reports a Modest Sales Increase in Latest Quarter
Net income fell 85 percent, however, because of charges related to store closures and corporate layoffs.
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My Husband, the Reluctant Barista
When the person handing you your coffee at Starbucks is your husband of 17 years.
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Starbucks to Cut Jobs, Close Stores and Take $1 Billion Hit in Revamp Effort
The coffee chain said it would shutter some underperforming U.S. stores and eliminate 900 corporate jobs as part of a plan to build “a better, stronger and more resilient Starbucks.”
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The Starbucks C.E.O. Trying Hard to Deliver Your Drink Right, and Fast
Improved service, better seating and heartfelt messages are at the heart of Brian Niccol’s turnaround plan, but baristas say they’re under pressure.
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Starbucks Earnings Show Same-Store Sales Slid Amid Turnaround Effort
The C.E.O., Brian Niccol, said the coffee chain’s turnaround is in progress, and sales in China increased for first time in more than a year.