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Starbucks Accused of Slashing Employee Work Hours Amid Cost Cuts
An online petition accusing Starbucks Corp. of 'extreme' cutbacks in work hours at its U.S. cafes, hurting both employee morale and customer service, has been signed by more than 9,000 people.
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How Starbucks CEO Transformed a Small Coffee Bean Store Into a Massively Successful Worldwide Brand
This barista-in-chief wants to use the scale of his company for good.
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Starbucks Is Giving Away Free Tea Today -- Start Up Your Day Roundup
Plus: More than 30 million Twitter accounts were possibly hacked.
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Starbucks, Anheuser-Busch to Partner on Bottled Teavana Teas
Anheuser-Busch will lead production, bottling and distribution to retailers nationwide in partnership with its established network of wholesalers, the companies said.
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Police Have Been Filing Court Orders to Obtain Google Location Data -- Start Up Your Day Roundup
Plus: A new app is beating out Uber in the Middle East.
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The Key Lesson for Businesses From Starbucks's 'Diabetes Here I Come' Debacle
Branding experts -- and the coffee giant itself -- weigh in on the embarrassing customer dis-service that brewed bitter brand damage and fast.
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What Starbucks Teaches About Marketing Commodity Products
Create a unique selling proposition around your customer's fantasy buying experience and your company benefits.
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Starbucks to Serve Branded Alcoholic Drinks in Japan
The drink menu features unique concoctions such as the Wine Fraggino.
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Starbucks' New Prepaid Card Lets Customers Earn Awards Anywhere
The prepaid card will be available later this year and usable at any retail locations that accept Visa.
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An Astronaut Comes Home -- Start Up Your Day Roundup
Plus: Guests at an Airbnb vacation home find a dead body and a luxury airline now offers the world's longest flight.
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Starbucks to Open Stores in Italy
'We're going to try, with great humility and respect, to share what we've been doing and what we've learned through our first retail presence in Italy," CEO Howard Schultz says.
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Starbucks Heads to Italy and an Oscars Breakdown -- Start Up Your Day Roundup
Now that you've had your coffee, make sure you're on top of today's biggest headlines.
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Use Your 'Duckface' to Buy Stuff Online -- Start Up Your Day Roundup
Also: Those crunchy bits may not be peanuts in your Snickers bar.
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Creative Starbucks Barista Puts Some Love Into Valentine's Day-Themed Drinks
We have a feeling these secret menu creations may not be so secret soon.