For cafes like Haraz Coffee House, riding a wave of interest nationwide in late-night, alcohol-free gathering spaces means embracing the franchise model.
Category: Coffeehouses
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Starbucks Profit Drops, but Leaders Say Turnaround Is Working
Profit fell 50 percent in the quarter, and the company said one reason was its hiring of additional workers to help its turnaround strategy.
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Where Have All the ‘Third Places’ Gone?
The term, coined by a sociologist in the 1980s, refers to informal public spaces where people can linger — and some say they’re disappearing.
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Starbucks to Lay Off 1,100 Corporate Workers
The jobs cuts, which will affect about 7 percent of the chain’s non-retail staff, are part of its new chief executive’s plan to win back customers.
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Starbucks and Workers United Union Agree to Contract Mediation
A labor agreement, covering more than 500 U.S. stores, would be the company’s first. Talks stalled last year over wages.
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Starbucks Reports Weak Earnings as It Tries to Woo Back Customers
Traffic is down, but improving. “Much of our work is just beginning,” said Brian Niccol, the chief executive.
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Specialty Coffee Shops and Parisian Cafes
The city’s traditional cafes and bistros are staking out their cultural territory in an emerging duel against highly caffeinated upstarts serving up latte art.
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Starbucks Visitors Must Now Buy Something to Stay or Use Bathroom
Starbucks said visitors to the coffee shops would be required to buy something in order to use the restroom or stay in the store, as the company’s new chief executive responded to a decline in sales.
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How Three Small Independent Coffee Shops Started Their Businesses
The owners began their businesses with no college degrees and 100 percent grit. A visit from the TikTok food critic Keith Lee also helped.
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More Starbucks Store Workers Will Join Strike for Final Day
The walkout began Friday at stores in the Los Angeles, Seattle and Chicago areas and will end on Tuesday.
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Starbucks Workers Say They Will Begin a Strike in 3 Cities on Friday
The planned walkout in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle comes after talks between the company and the workers’ union failed to produce an agreement on raises.