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Fine coffees arriving from the Yunnan province in southwest China have found a home in Ireland in recent years
Labour cracks on with ‘invest, invest, invest’ project as Larry keeps lookout in London
Planet Business: Washington Post subscriber losses, the Philadelphia DA suing Musk over an ‘unlawful lottery’ and the end of the oily road for Starbucks’ Oleato coffees
Starbucks pulls 2025 guidance following sales slump and 5% drop in shares
Since recent take over chief executive Brian Niccol he has been rearranging leadership ranks and unveiled plans to make cafes more inviting
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Working from the beach: will Starbucks’ new remote boss set a trend?
Brian Niccol’s base in California divides opinion among workplace experts
Trouble has been brewing for Starbucks – can the new boss perk things up?
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Starbucks’ superstar CEO: Is he worth $21bn?
History suggests that the importance of a company’s top team may be overstated
Starbucks’ new boss gets €102m pay package and office 1,100 miles from HQ
Brian Niccol’s move from Chipotle makes him one of the best-paid chief executives in the US
Starbucks ousts CEO and taps Chipotle’s Brian Niccol as boss
Shares in coffee giant surge on back of change at top of embattled firm
What are activist investors good for anyway?
Starbucks and C&C the latest to settle with funds which built up stakes and demanded changes
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Empty, deceptive jargon is so pervasive we no longer notice it
Why chief executive succession is so difficult to get right
Boards are being forced to think about finding future leaders much earlier than in the past as shareholders demand greater insight
Biden administration urges US companies in Ireland to ‘embrace’ unions
US special representative for international labour affairs says the right to unionise is an enabling right for other labour rights
Starbucks reports surprise drop in quarterly sales as demand falls
Coffee chain shares drop after earnings miss
French investor enters Irish market with €4.6m deal on College Green
Altixia REIM in line for 7.23% net initial yield following purchase of Circle K premises near Trinity College Dublin
How unions are fighting a boardroom battle at Starbucks
An SEC rule change giving shareholders more power to exert influence threatens to shake up corporate governance in the US
Starbucks sales top estimates on more and bigger orders
Company seeing momentum continuing in US and China
Operator of Point Village Starbucks awarded €116,500 damages for exclusivity clause breach
Opening of another coffee chain outlet in next unit had negative impact on Starbucks sales, judge found
Joe Biden joining a picket line was a landmark moment in US’s year of strikes
Worldview: Success of striking carworkers in the new economy will be closely watched and applauded by trade unionists internationally
The €13bn Apple Tax case is entering its final chapter. Here’s what you need to know
European Commission’s last-ditch effort to make Apple pay the Republic more than €13 billion of alleged back taxes came before EU’s highest court this week
Explainer: why is the Apple tax case hearing important?
The stakes are high for both the European Commission and Apple as they face off before the EU’s final court of appeal
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College Green retail investment portfolio guiding at €6m
Prime Dublin city centre block is generating €352,000 in annual rental income from Starbucks and Circle K
Starbucks sales top estimates on demand recovery in China
Coffee giant’s global comparable store sales climbed 11 per cent in its second fiscal quarter
Boomerang chief executives provide comfort in times of crisis
The hope is that former leaders can bring stability, yet data suggests that companies which bring them back underperform
Court awards €95,000 to workman who injured leg while painting Starbucks ceiling
Judge found painter-decorator was 40% liable for 2017 incident
Starbucks adds olive oil coffee drinks to woo Italy customers
World’s biggest coffee-shop operator has struggled to win over Italians
Starbucks shutters branch at former Anglo Irish Bank headquarters
Coffee giant says it has no plans to further reduce Irish footprint despite reports about UK business
Starbucks sales beat estimates as consumers pay up for lattes
Same store sales rise 7% amid higher prices
Starbucks urged by NYC pension funds to order workers’ rights audit
Pressure ramps up on coffee chain's labour practices
Starbucks offers new savings, loan perks for non-union cafes
Coffee giant to offer benefits from September 19th
Starbucks names departing Reckitt Benckiser boss as new chief executive
Laxman Narasimhan to take the reins of coffee chain from interim leader Howard Schultz
Merger, they wrote: Stephen King takes the stand in publishing case as Batgirl is shelved
Planet Business: Iced coffees fly out of Starbucks, while the tech world doubles down on cringeworthy workforce names
Apple workers form union in US first
More than 100 workers in Towson are joining the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Starbucks’ Schultz to remain interim chief until March
Chief executive returned to lead coffee chain for a third time earlier this year
Cork entrepreneur’s pivot from tech to beauty is paying off
Sisu is targeting the title of largest aesthetic group on the planet by the end of the year
Adidas cuts guidance as China’s Covid lockdowns bite
Revenues in the world’s largest consumer market suffer as millions confined to homes
Macron v Le Pen: Some French students say ‘non’ to both
Planet Business: Netflix slippage, US trade union fights and smart homes go dumb
European shares rise as Musk’s Twitter stake excites tech investors
Iseq index advances 1.5 per cent to 7,289.09
Smurfit Kappa to exit Russia as war in Ukraine enters sixth week
Paper products company has 800 employees in the country
Some Irish companies are staying put in Russia for now
Cantillon: Firms may escape public wrath but investors increasingly driven by ethics
British coffee chain Pret a Manger to open in Dublin
Seen & Heard: Food price inflation, hauliers angry and Covid travel tests in the news
Andrew Garfield: ‘I needed to be with these freaks and lunatics’
Now starring in The Eyes of Tammy Faye the former web-slinger is tipped for an Oscar
Starbucks to hike prices as labour costs rise, supply chain disruption weighs
Company profit soared 31% in last three months of 2021
Hugh Linehan: Spotify’s bottom line means Neil Young is unlikely to cancel Joe Rogan
Singer remains an admirable contrarian, but hasn’t troubled the charts in decades
Maureen Dowd: Goodbye André Leon Talley, my glorious, difficult friend
The former editor-at-large at Vogue was brilliant, cutting and loyal to a fault
Escape to the Chateau, and the glamour of the airport without the bother of flying
Travel deals: Plan an escape with these holiday ideas in Ireland
Dear World winners: Irish Times children’s climate writing competition
The entrants held smart, well-informed views on the challenges facing the planet
Port gridlocks, the stock wealth gap and new names for Facebook
Planet Business: Have a break, have an upgrade
Shannon Town: the ‘planned’ town that got left behind
Four decades and several masterplans later, Shannon Town is having an identity crisis
Emer McLysaght: Please stop acting as if liking coffee is a personality trait
‘Don’t talk to me until I’ve had my first cup.’ Don’t talk to me, ever
Eyre Square Shopping Centre at €12.75m offers buyer 7.34% yield
Landmark Galway city scheme anchored by retail giants Dunnes Stores and Penneys
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