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- Cautionary Tale: How Starbucks Lost Its Edge
- Howard Shultz is seeking to revitalize Starbucks now that he has come back in as chief executive officer. He says the reason he's coming back in is not because of competition from McDonald's or Dunkin Donuts. It relates to internal challenges. Here's some of what he said: ...
- Blog posts 2008-03-20
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- Micro-Managing CEOs Are a Danger Sign in This Economy, Says Executive Coach Stephen Xavier
- LOS ANGELES -- Stephen Xavier today issued the following op-ed: Many high-level decision-makers have been celebrated by the press for recession-busting during this sluggish economy, while others stumble. H-P's Ann Livermore, for instance, gets top grades for keeping her eye on the big picture, and constantly creating new...
- Articles 2008-06-10
- Starbucks shares plunge after another profit warning
- Business News IN BRIEF *Customers are continuing to desert Starbucks and the ubiquitous coffee house chain issued another profit warning last night, sending its shares plunging more than 10 per cent in after-hours trading. Its average outlet in the US is taking in around 5 per cent...
- Articles 2008-04-24
- Coffee behemoth Starbucks to build farmers' centre in Rwanda: company
- NAIROBI AFP — US coffee giant Starbucks plans to build a regional support centre in Rwanda for farmers in east Africa, where the industry has faced difficulty despite recent price spikes, it said at the weekend. "We are honored to have the opportunity to participate in the further...
- Articles 2007-12-02
- Be Distinct!
- Effective marketing and public relations can set you apart through a distinctive and compelling brand. More than a decade ago, before Starbucks jazzed up the world of caffeinated beverages with Euro-latte lingo and comfy places of refuge, could you imagine standing in line to pay $5 for...
- Articles 2007-06-25
- Starbucks goes to war with Main Street America: you live in a town with a population of less than 10,000. There are only two coffee houses in town, and yours is one of them-for now. Starting tomorrow all the Main Street specialty coffee businesses in small town America have been put on alert: Starbucks will be opening yet another location. This time, it will be near you.(The BRAND coaches[R])
- Growth of Starbucks Leaman Abrams, Starbucks director of civic and community affairs, at a late March 2007 National Trust Main Street Conference in Seattle, Washington said that his company plans to globally open a new Starbucks every 3 hours (that's seven a day)...
- Articles 2007-06-01
- HKS.
- Staff HKS, Inc., a top-five architectural firm, promoted Frank Effland , AIA; Jerry Fawcett , AIA; Gerry Hicks , AIA; Anita Linney-Isaacson , AIA; Brian McFarlane , AIA; Mark Williams , AIA; and Frank Yin , PE, to associate principals/senior vice presidents....
- Articles 2007-03-05
- HOW STARBUCKS STRAYED; case study: Automatic espresso machines, day-old food and plastic chairs? No wonder the chain lost its brand experience.(News)(Case study)
- Byline: KATE MACARTHUR kmacarthur@crain.com In the wake of the Starbucks "Memo Shot Round the World'' from Chairman Howard Shultz on the looming commoditization of its brand, we asked the experts how they would restore the mythical Starbucks Experience. ...
- Articles 2007-03-05
- Birthdays
- Prince Karim, the Aga Khan, 69; Sir Terence Beckett, former Director General, CBI, 82; Mr Howard Brenton, playwright, 63; Mr Steve Buscemi, actor and director, 48; Miss Sara Cox, DJ and television presenter, 31; Mr Jim Davidson, comedian, 51; Sir Brian Fall, former Principal, Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, 68; Mr...
- Articles 2005-12-13
- California Biomedical Community to Host Forum on Preparing for Public Health Catastrophes
- Policymakers and Scientists Join Lifesciences Leaders to Discuss Joint Strategies in Combating Avian Flu, AIDS and Bioterrorism WHO:-- The Honorable George P. Shultz, former U.S. Secretary of State; Distinguished Fellow, Hoover Institution-- Richard Preston, Ph.D., Author, "The Hot Zone," "The Demon in the ...
- Articles 2005-11-16
- California Biomedical Community to Host Forum on Preparing for Public Health Catastrophes
- News Advisory: -- California Biomedical Community to Host Forum on Preparing forPublic Health Catastrophes -- Policymakers and Scientists Join Lifesciences Leaders toDiscuss Joint Strategies in Combating Avian Flu, AIDS andBioterrorism Who: -- George Shultz, former U.S. Secretary of State; distinguishedfellow, Hoover Institution --...
- Articles 2005-11-10
- California Biomedical Community to Host Forum on Preparing for Public Health Catastrophes; Policymakers and Scientists Join Lifesciences Leaders to Discuss Joint Strategies in Combating Avian Flu, AIDS and Bioterrorism
- California Healthcare Institute: Who:-- George Shultz, former U.S. Secretary of State; Distinguished Fellow, Hoover Institution-- Richard Preston, Author, The Hot Zone, The Demon in the Freezer and The Cobra Event-- Scott Gottlieb, M.D., FDA Deputy Commissioner for Medical and ...
- Articles 2005-11-09
- People
- The Willamette Chapter of the Oregon Credit Union Association, Eugene, Ore., elected to its board: Debbie Hill, Debbie Holden, Mike Shultz, Donna Trusty, Nathan Galata, Christina Hester, Bonnie Larson, and Gene Pelham. Workers' Credit Union, Fitchburg, Mass., named Roberta Duvarney investment and insurance representative. LBS Financial...
- Articles 2004-11-15
- Birthdays
- TODAY: The Aga Khan, 67; Sir Terence Beckett, former Director General, CBI, 80; Mr Howard Brenton, playwright, 61; Lord Bullock, historian, 89; Miss Sara Cox, DJ and television presenter, 29; Mr Jim Davidson, comedian, 49; Sir Brian Fall, Principal, Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, 66; Mr John Francome, broadcaster and former...
- Articles 2003-12-13
- Thank you Starbucks!(The Last Word)(Pour Your Heart Into It)(Book Review)
- If you have not, you must read the book "Pour Your Heart Into It" by Howard Schultz, Chairman and CEO of Starbucks. The book profiles in basic business prose "How Starbucks Built A Company One Cup At A Time." The book clearly articulates...
- Articles 2003-11-01
- For the love of the game. (Off the Clock).(Howard Shultz hopes to enourage fan support for Seattle SuperSonics basketball team)
- As a youngster, Howard Schultz loved seeing the New York Knickerbockers play in Madison Square Garden. A fierce competitor, he also has participated most his life, playing rugged weekly pickup games. But he was benched last year after he broke his nose fighting for a rebound....
- Articles 2002-12-01
- Starbucks the target of Arab boycott for its growing links to Israel
- ACROSS FIVE Arab states a new and closely co-ordinated campaign to boycott American goods is being launched, with Starbucks coffee shops their primary target, but with Nestle, Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson and Burger King outlets also on the list. In Beirut today, activists will be leafleting outside the city's four...
- Articles 2002-06-14
- Idaho Dairy Farmers May Benefit from Troubles of California Counterparts.
- By Janet Howard, The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--Idaho dairy farmers could get a small price boost thanks to the energy crisis, but only time will tell. With California's rolling black-outs reducing cheese, cream, ...
- Articles 2001-02-13
- Energy Crisis May Give Small Price Boost to Idaho Dairy Farmers.
- By Janet Howard, The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Idaho dairy farmers could get a small price boost thanks to the energy crisis, but only time will tell. With California's rolling black-outs reducing cheese, cream, ...
- Articles 2001-02-10
- Navy League's 1997 Awards honor leadership, professionalism, excellence
- The Navy League's Professional Excellence Awards honor men and women of the sea services who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in a naval or maritime field. This year's winners will be honored at the 1997 NLUS National Convention 2429 June in Boston, Mass. Winners were selected by the League's National...
- Articles 1997-07-01
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