Eric Deshawn Lerma felt waves of anxiety when he sat down to tally the new costs in his routine since Amazon’s return to the office this spring. There’s parking. There’s […]
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Back to news homeFormer Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Spars With Democrats at Senate Hearing
Howard Schultz faced rancor from Senate Democrats at a hearing where he chafed at “propaganda that is floating around” about company labor practices. Read More
Office Mandates. Pickleball. Beer. What Will Make Hybrid Work Stick?
The freight elevator doors opened onto 50,000 square feet of office real estate. Right now, it is empty, but Seth Besmertnik, chief executive of the software company Conductor, gestured at […]
Restaurant Chains Make It Cost More to Be Loyal
At least twice a month, Lizzy Laufters could count on getting a free coffee.A member of the Dunkin’ loyalty program, Ms. Laufters, a 22-year-old digital account executive for a public […]
Starbucks Names Laxman Narasimhan as Its New C.E.O.
Starbucks has hired Laxman Narasimhan as its next chief executive, the company announced on Thursday, putting him in charge of the world’s largest coffee chain as it grapples with a […]
Why a Rhodes Scholar’s Ambition Led Her to a Job at Starbucks
Most weekend mornings, Jaz Brisack gets up around 5, wills her semiconscious body into a Toyota Prius and winds her way through Buffalo, to the Starbucks on Elmwood Avenue. After […]
Why Union Efforts at Starbucks Have Spread Further Than at Amazon
Roughly six weeks after successful union votes at two Buffalo-area Starbucks stores in December, workers had filed paperwork to hold union elections in at least 20 other Starbucks locations nationwide.By […]
College-Educated Workers Help Unionize Places Like Starbucks
Over the past decade-and-a-half, many young, college-educated workers have faced a disturbing reality: that it was harder for them to reach the middle class than for previous generations. The change […]
Starbucks C.E.O. Retires, and Howard Schultz Steps In as Interim
“A year ago, I signaled to the board that as the global pandemic neared an end, I would be considering retirement from Starbucks,” Mr. Johnson said. Starbucks said he would […]
Starbucks, McDonald’s and Others Pause Operations in Russia
When McDonald’s opened its doors in Moscow’s Pushkin Square in 1990, it was welcomed by more than 30,000 Russians who happily waited hours in line, eager to spend a sizable […]