Brian Niccol’s nascent Starbucks turnaround starts with treating workers better Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Fortune · May 1
Starbucks Invested $500 Million in a Turnaround and Now Wall Street Is Drinking Up SBUX Stock The “Back to Starbucks” campaign appears to hold promise. Barchart · Apr 30
Should You Buy SBUX Stock Following Starbucks' Blockbuster Q2 Earnings? Starbucks shares rallied yesterday on blockbuster Q2 earnings. But famed investor Jim Cramer sees SBUX stock pushing higher as the year unfolds. Barchart · Apr 30
Niccol Effect Has Starbucks Stock Barreling Toward Fresh Highs Starbucks had a stellar quarter with comp store growth rising and accelerating, beating consensus estimates, and improvements are expected to continue. MarketBeat · Apr 29
Starbucks is winning customers back after investing $500 million in workers and stores Starbucks bet on more baristas, better schedules, and bigger benefits. It’s working. Fortune · Apr 29
‘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 signifies strong US rebound with higher-than-expected quarterly sales Starbucks said its revenue rose 9% to $9.5 billion for the second quarter The Independent UK · Apr 28
Adrian Grenier was meant to have Devil Wears Prada 2 cameo Adrian Grenier was set for a cameo in The Devil Wears Prada 2, reprising his role as Nate from the first movie, but there "wasn't time" to film it. BANG Premier · Apr 26
$25 at Walmart on a Fixed Budget — Here’s What It Gets You From groceries to self-care items, these Walmart must-haves can help retirees on a fixed income stretch a tight budget without sacrificing essentials. GOBankingRates · Apr 25
The Devil Wears Prada 2 Director Has Broken His Silence on Adrian Grenier’s Absence From the Sequel The Devil Wears Prada 2 Director Has Broken His Silence on Adrian Grenier’s Absence From the Sequel Marie Claire · Apr 24
Devil Wears Prada 2 director explains Nate’s absence from sequel after Adrian Grenier expressed his ‘disappointment’ Actor previously suggested that fan backlash to the character might have been the reason for his exclusion The Independent UK · Apr 22
Woman orders breakfast sandwich from Starbucks—and finds something shocking inside: ‘They sold you the damn display’ A Starbucks customer has shocked viewers after sharing that she found a foreign object lodged in her sandwich. The Mary Sue · Apr 22
Starbucks Stock Dips 1.6% in Midday Trading as Investors Await Q2 Earnings on April 28 Starbucks Corp. shares slipped in midday trading Tuesday, falling 1.62% to $97.35 as investors grew cautious ahead of the coffee giant's fiscal second-quarter 2026 earnings report scheduled for April 28, with concerns over slowing same-store sales growth and ongoing challenges in China weighing on sentiment. International Business Times · Apr 21
Java script error: why The Devil Wears Prada 2’s Starbucks tie-in leaves a strange taste A theatrically released movie about glossy magazines, released at a time when there are minimal audiences for either, has ordered up a no foam, extra shot, venti facepalm The Guardian - UK · Apr 21
We Got This Covered · Apr 20 ‘So nasty’: Woman cuts open Starbucks can after bad taste, what fell out is making people swear off canned drinks New fear unlocked.
Texas Observer · Apr 20 As Contract Negotiations Drag On, Texas Starbucks Workers Have Learned the Power of Organizing “We have an in everywhere. It's not hard to talk to other people that do the same thing that you do on a daily basis, and oftentimes they have the same grievances that you do."
Tom’s Guide · Apr 19 I swapped calorie-counting for a month with AI glasses — and finally hit my goal weight I used Ray-Ban Meta glasses to track calories instead of weighing food or logging meals manually. Here’s why this AI wellness experiment surprised me.
Fortune · Apr 19 The economist who was terrified of AI just found a rare reason for hope Alex Imas spent years warning AI could collapse labor markets and crater demand. But he's been working on a new theory about what could go right.
International Business Times UK · Apr 19 Starbucks Customer Claims a Nail Was Baked Into Her Bread — Sparking Outrage and Safety Worries An American woman found a metal nail in her Starbucks breakfast sandwich, raising food safety concerns and potential legal actions with settlements over £75,000.
The Guardian - US · Apr 17 Employees at first ever Starbucks store seek to unionize amid fight for contract Store opened in 1971 in Seattle’s Pike Place Market joins growing unionization campaign across the coffee chain
The Guardian - UK · Apr 16 Move over matcha: how ube cocktails and coffees are hitting the UK’s sweet spot Brightly coloured yam, long enjoyed in east Asia, has been appearing in drinks, desserts – and, of course, TikTok feeds
Fortune · Apr 15 Starbucks wants you to ask ChatGPT about what coffee to get, right as America boils over with AI backlash vibes AI-powered recommendations promise to simplify shopping and coffee runs, but data suggests humans are just messier than that.
Tom’s Guide · Apr 15 Starbucks is now in the ChatGPT app store — here’s how to order drinks to match your mood and outfit Starbucks launched a beta app inside ChatGPT that lets you use prompts to come up with drinks that connect to your current mood, pictures of your outfits and more.
Barchart · Apr 15 Starbucks’ Quarterly Earnings Preview: What You Need to Know Starbucks will release its first-quarter earnings soon, and analysts anticipate a single-digit profit rise.
The Guardian - US · Apr 15 ‘Power in the hands of people’: union leaders push to revive ailing US labor movement Organizers unveil new drive to reverse decline in union membership as workers seek to combat growing wealth inequality