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The tax was proposed as a progressive revenue source aimed at tackling one of the nation's highest homelessness numbers
The levy, meant to raise funds to combat homelessness, faced fierce opposition from the city's big companies
The price of a drip coffee will increase by 10 cents to 20 cents in most U.S. stores. Some Starbucks customers were not happy over the change.
Analyst: Starbucks' new stores are "cannibalistic" and may not be helping it get the upper hand on McDonald's
The coffee chain's arrival in a neighborhood can be a blessing — or a curse for those hoping to be home owners
Coffee is increasingly becoming the caffeine fix of choice for China's rapidly growing middle class
Starbucks recently revealed its plans to build nearly 3,000 new stores in mainland China over the next five years, almost double the number of stores there now. Coffee consumption in China has nearly tripled in the past four years. Ben Tracy went to Shanghai to show us why China is just catching on to the caffeine craze.
"I sit here feeling a tremendous sense of gratitude. For years I've had a dream to build a different kind of company, one that has the potential to enhance lives and endure long after I was gone," Schultz wrote in a letter to Starbucks employees Monday.
Entrepreneur is leaving the coffee chain he helped turn into a powerhouse global food brand
The arrest of two black men at a Philadelphia Starbucks in April raised questions about how companies train their employees to avoid racial bias. WCBS anchor and CBS News contributor Maurice DuBois reports on how a chain of restaurants in the Washington, D.C.-area, Busboys and Poets, is tackling the issue.
While some stores like Starbucks are vowing to stamp it out, some consumers say racial profiling is getting worse
Starbucks closed more than 8,000 stores nationwide Tuesday and held racial bias training for around 175,000 employees. The directive comes two black men were arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks last month. Brittney Cooper, associate professor of women's and gender studies and Africana Studies at Rutgers University, joins CBSN to discuss Starbucks' directive.
Thousands of Starbucks stores will shut down this afternoon so employees can get racial bias training. Starbucks faced controversy after a manager called police on two black men who were arrested after asking to use the bathroom without buying anything. CBS News correspondent Jericka Duncan reports.
To provide racial bias training, the company will close all stores during the afternoon—its slowest time for sales
More than 8,000 stores closed Tuesday afternoon for anti-bias training -- here's what employees were doing
Dr. Tanisha Ford, associate professor of Africana studies and history at the University of Delaware, joins CBSN to discuss how the arrest of two black men in a Philadelphia Starbucks may lead to a new movement in workplace bias training.
First on "CBS This Morning," the Starbucks executive chairman addressed skepticism and concerns about the four-hour training
Every company-owned Starbucks store in the U.S. will close for a time this afternoon for racial bias training after the arrest of two black men inside a Philadelphia outpost in April. Starbucks executive chairman Howard Schultz joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss how the company plans to globalize the training and become a "beacon of hope" in communities.
It's closing more than 8,000 stores for an afternoon of anti-bias training after the arrest of two black men in Philadelphia
Wall Street is growing impatient with the coffee chain, which faces slowing sales and a saturated market
From Memorial Day to the Department of Defense Warrior Games, "Sunday Morning" takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead
They're among the companies pledging $25,000 each to fund a campaign aimed at undoing the levy on their businesses
Starbucks has announced changes to its bathroom policy and plans "racial bias" training for staff after two black men were arrested while sitting in a Starbucks last month. Dr. Tanisha Ford, associate professor of Africana Studies and History at the University of Delaware, joins CBSN to talk about what the training next week will look like and how companies can combat racial bias.
Coffee chain says its workers should still call 911 in some circumstances and spaces can only be used "as intended"