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Starbucks’ home city of Seattle recently voted to unionise employees at the same time Howard Schultz, the founder of the company’s success and iconic status, was re-appointed CEO after Kevin Johnson left abruptly. During a vote at the National Labor Relations Board, Starbucks employees voted unanimously to unionise in the city where the company is […]

Starbucks CEO, Kevin Johnson, surprised markets with an announcement that he would retire next month without a succession plan in place. Instead of being spooked, investors seemed delighted, as reflected in the 7% jump in the shareprice on the day. That response can be attributed, in part, due to who will take over, at least

Introduction Just a few steps from Duomo, overlooking Piazza Cordusio, lies the Starbucks Milano Roastery. Located in a historic building that was once the headquarter of the Stock Exchange, this Starbucks Reserve outlet opened its doors in September 2018. It is the third Reserve Roastery in the world, after Seattle and Shanghai, and the largest

American department store chain Target, will begin to offer Starbucks products for its curbside pickup offering later this year, with testing in two cities to begin in summer. Target’s DriveUp service allows customers to shop online and using the Target app, add a Starbucks coffee, which will be delivered to them curbside as they drive

The battle for unionisation at Starbucks has now been brought to the doorstep of the Seattle giant. Despite the company’s attempts to stifle the movement, it is gaining momentum. Starbucks Corp. workers will have an unionisation vote at a store in Seattle, a move giving the labour group that recently defeated the company in landmark

A local market regulator in the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, fined Starbucks 1.36 million yuan ($210,000) for adjusting ingredient shelf life and using expired ingredients in two of its outlets there. A public announcement was recorded by the National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System. In the information released, we can see that

Last Wednesday, US coffee chain Starbucks announced that employees of the company aren’t required to be vaccinated against Covid-19. This announcement riled up many, causing the company to face severe criticism and calls for boycott. The subject of mandatory vaccinations for work is a controversial one in the U.S. with strong feelings on both sides

US coffee giant Starbucks partners with Chinese shopping platform Meituan to expand its delivery and online services in China. Meituan is the biggest food delivery platform in China, as well as one of the most popular “super apps”, referring to apps that offer several services in one. Even though there’s already the regular Starbucks app

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) approved a second Starbucks union vote in Buffalo, New York. The workers at the store on Genesee Street, Cheektowaga, voted 15-9 favour the union. However, the NLRB dismissed some contested ballots when the union representing the workers, Workers United, argued that those employees were only temps at the Cheektowaga