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Starbucks Confirms 250 Closures After Gaining 'Deeper Visibility Into Some Underperforming' Stores

Starbucks plans to close about 250 North America coffeehouses and has cut its fiscal 2026 net-new store target to approximately 440.

International Business Times UK · Sep 27

Dear Starbucks Stock Fans, Mark Your Calendars for August 25

Starbucks stock fans have a big date ahead. Aug. 25 brings Pumpkin Spice season back, and it lands right as SBUX momentum builds.

Barchart · Aug 25

‘A little touch of luxury, it goes a long way’: Starbucks CEO sees the turn in the turnaround as human touch sings

Brian Niccol’s bet that Starbucks can function as an affordable indulgence for every income cohort just got its strongest data point yet.

Fortune · Apr 29

Starbucks’ new CFO agrees with you: It’s not great right now

The café chain’s shares have fallen 34% since their all-time high.

Fortune · Apr 28, 2025

How Starbucks' new CFO can help bring back its competitive edge

Smith will join Starbucks in the next month.

Fortune · Mar 5, 2025

Nordstrom's Nordy Club rewards are so popular its losing the company money

Marketing experts say the retailer shouldn’t be worried about the loss—but it’s in part because loyalty programs have lost their power.

Fortune · Jun 4, 2024

Gordon Lightfoot obituary

Canadian singer and songwriter who enjoyed success with hits such as If You Could Read My Mind and Sundown

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2023

Ramstad: Bright Health is on the verge of becoming one of Minnesota's biggest business failures

The Securities and Exchange Commission 22 years ago changed the expression of stock prices from fractions to decimals that go out to hundredths of a cent.

Tribune News Service · Apr 5, 2023

Traditional land burning is declining – here's why that's a problem

Greenhouse gas emissions continue to climb, and so you might expect more of Earth’s surface to be engulfed by fires each year. But satellite data shows that the reverse is true: the area of the world’s land burned by fires shrank in recent decades.

The Conversation · Apr 5, 2022