The strike coincides with Starbucks’ busiest annual ‘Red Cup Day’ promotion. More than 1,000 baristas walked off the job, making it one of the largest labour actions in Starbucks history.
Former CEO Howard Schultz once told shareholders those who opposed his support of same-sex marriage were free to invest elsewhere. But now, CEO Brian Niccol seems to be selling Starbucks as a place that just, well, sells coffee.
We’re expected to weigh carbon pros and cons of carpools & public transport, while the rich treat the sky as their personal playground. And we’re left to imbibe bits of paper straw with our coffee.
Starbucks franchise operator in West Asia, North Africa confirmed layoffs as result of dip in sales affected by war in Gaza. McDonald’s & Unilever also saw sales decline in West, Southeast Asia.
The company is also planning products with domestic touches such as 'Indian-inspired' tea offerings, alongside expansion into smaller towns and cities.
Starbucks plans to rollout its “pickup” store concept, smaller-format stores without the usual tables and chairs that made the chain a popular place to sit, work and socialise.
‘Well-entrenched institutional apathy' is how Dhiren A Sadokpam, editor of The Frontier Manipur defined it. 'New Delhi has the power to intervene at every level,' he said.
Proposal to restart licensing is welcome, but Rs 300-crore minimum capital requirement could mean only handful of credit societies qualify, say sector executives
Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
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