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Starbucks to open 500 stores Middle-East in five years

Starbucks plans to grow its presence in the Middle East, adding 500 new stores and creating 5,000 jobs over the next five years. CEO Brian Niccol announced the expansion on Bloomberg Television on Friday, as the company seeks to recover from last year’s challenges and consumer boycotts in the region. Starbucks operates over 1,300 stores […]

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Starbucks workers strike across US as negotiation stalls

Starbucks workers, represented by the union, staged walkouts in several U.S. cities on Friday, protesting unresolved disputes over wages, staffing levels, and scheduling practices. The union represents over 10,000 baristas nationwide, according to Reuters. The union announced that the five-day strike, which started Friday and shut down Starbucks locations in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle, […]