Starbucks expands Community Stores all over Europe, the Middle East and Africa Partner This content was paid for by Starbucks, and produced in partnership with the City AM Commercial department. A term first coined by sociologist Ray Oldenberg, ‘third places’ are a space outside of a person’shome (first place) or work (second place), that is uniquely for socialising and buildingconnections. Humans are social creatures by nature, therefore these places [...]
Just leave me to my basic b***h pumpkin spice latte, ok? Life&Style We are well into Starbucks pumpkin spice latte season and I for one will be openly celebrating this seasonal joy, says Lauren Potts Nothing seems to irk certain corners of the internet more than the humble pumpkin spice latte (PSL). The sneering usually comes from a certain type of person – mostly coffee snobs and boomers [...]
Sometimes, the right CEO is worth a private jet Opinion Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol has attracted controversy for commuting by private jet, but in an increasingly complicated global business environment it can take sky-high perks to attract the right talent, says Katie Sharpe Finding the perfect CEO in the corporate world is a mission that requires as much creativity as it does mere financial resources. [...]
The Notebook: Falling fares spell trouble for airlines while Big Tech set for monster quarter July 24, 2024 Where the City’s movers and shakers get a few things off their chest. Today, it’s Victoria Scholar, head of investment at Interactive Investor, with the pen, talking airline stocks, Big Tech earnings season and her summer listening picks Turbulence at Ryanair, BA and Easyjet Airline stocks are having a turbulent time. Just on Monday, shares [...]
Starbucks: Britain’s second-largest coffee chain plots 100 new UK stores March 26, 2024 Starbucks UK has outlined plans to open 100 new stores as it delivered strong trading in the face of a weak consumer market.
The worrying rise of the Starbucks drive-thru March 26, 2024 Car-based consumers are hollowing out our high streets and straining our social fabric, says Adam Hawksbee Starbucks opened the UK’s first drive-thru coffee shop in Cardiff in 2008. Today, there are over 800 in towns and cities across the country – almost one in ten premises operated by a major coffee chain. Even the upmarket [...]
Starbucks cheers ‘good progress’ in plan for 100 new UK shops September 7, 2023 Coffee giant Starbucks has hailed “good progress” in its expansion plans to open 100 new stores in the UK over the current year. The chain said it has also “maintained strong, double-digit growth” in the UK in recent months despite pressure on consumer spending due to the rising cost of living. On Thursday, the retail [...]
Starbucks faces pressure from German giant Allianz to overhaul approach to unions March 6, 2023 Starbucks today faced mounting pressure over its approach towards unions after German financial services giant Allianz vowed to back a push to force the coffee seller to overhaul its labour policies. Allianz GI today vowed to support an investor resolution calling on Starbucks to overhaul its approach to workers’ unions, following concerns about the coffee [...]
Starbucks puts UK sale rumours on ice with £30m 100-store expansion and refurb plans March 6, 2023 Starbucks has crushed rumours it was considering the sale of its UK business with plans for a 100 more stores across the UK. The US coffee chain said it was also planning to inject £30m into refurbishing its 1,066-strong current store offering and opening a range of new cafes. Last summer, the frappuccino maker was [...]
Starbucks interim chief says firm ‘lost its way’ as chain heads for fresh growth plan September 15, 2022 Starbucks’ interim chief said the firm had “lost its way” in recent times as the coffee giant eyes up a $450m growth plan. In an interview with the Financial Times, Howard Schultz said although the company had gone through a rocky period, he believed “the best days of Starbucks are ahead of us”. In an [...]