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Amazon, Starbucks Both Hit with Holiday Strikes

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Though small compared to each company’s total workforces, work stoppages have set uncomfortable precedents for management.

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Consumer

Luckin Coffee is Coming to Starbucks’ Home Turf

China’s biggest coffee chain, Luckin Coffee, is eyeing an American expansion that could undercut the market for $10 chai lattes.

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Consumer

Climate Change Forces Starbucks Deeper into Coffee R&D

Starbucks is buying two farms in Central America to conduct research on the crop at the heart of its business: coffee.

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Consumer

McDonald’s Lengthens the Meal Deal Wars

McDonald’s announced that its $5 summer meal deal, which was only supposed to last through June, will now be extended into December.

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Consumer

Starbucks Abruptly Dumps CEO, Poaches Chipotle Boss

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For Starbucks chief Laxman Narasimhan, the daily grind is over. The embattled coffee chain named Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol his successor.

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Consumer

Anheuser-Busch Employees Are Pushing Back on Huge Marketing Spend

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Workers that could strike as early as Thursday would like to see the company put more of its cash toward their wages.

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Banking

Starbucks Has Faced Union Strikes in 17 States Amid Wage Disputes

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Economics

Apple Workers at Maryland Store Become Company’s First to Join a Union

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Markets

Howard Schultz Takes the Helm of Starbucks, Fresh Off Another Union Win

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