Starbucks CEO details brand reset plan as turnaround efforts drive sales beat Starbucks reported a higher than expected revenue rise for the third quarter, with improved demand in China, menu changes and investments in labor and store operations helping to offset slowing consumer spending in its domestic market.

Turnarounds require a solid understanding of the customer and market landscape.

This turnaround feels very insular.

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More than 1,000 Starbucks baristas go on strike over new dress code Starbucks put new limits starting Monday on what its baristas can wear under their green aprons.

I don’t think this business case study in the making will end well

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NFL Draft: Shedeur Sanders’s Fall to Day 3 Was Predictable and Avoidable After the first round, we looked at how the media tore him down. After Rounds 2 and 3, it’s fair to look at his family’s approach to the predraft process.

So many lessons here. One view point. www.si.com/nfl/shedeur-...

Marriott’s CEO spoke out about DEI. The next day, he had 40,000 emails from his associates After Trump’s executive order banning DEI, Marriott CEO Anthony Capuano stood by the hotelier’s values.

The critical role of knowing and living the values of a company. It can make situations like this a no brainer.

Great opportunity for CMOs to help CEOs lead during turbulent times.

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Congrats Warriors.
What a game.

Starbucks baristas told us why they aren't sold on the chain's new dress code Starbucks' new dress code could lead baristas to spend on overhauling their wardrobe. It's also giving some pause about the turnaround effort.

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Thank you Sen Chris Van Hollen.

A true American.

Now let’s bring Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia and all of those kidnapped.

CBP says latest tariffs have generated $500 million, well below Trump's estimate Trump has repeatedly said the United States is taking in $2 billion per day from tariffs.

#econsky

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This looks like it is unraveling.
Seems painful.

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Dutch Bros Just Brought Back the Drink That Gives Starbucks a Run for Its Money Hot on the heels of Starbucks' lavender drink lineup returning, Dutch Bros brought back its popular line of lavender-infused beverages just in time for spring. Fans could not be more excited, writing ...

I am observing the rivalry between the two: Starbucks and Dutch. And Dutch just seems to be making better decisions.

Great business case studies to track.

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Four months into Bill Belichick's North Carolina tenure, The Athletic's Stewart Mandel still isn't convinced this experiment was worth the risk and investment for the Tar Heels.

http://dlvr.it/TKD0Yq

Ohio Medicaid got rid of big middlemen. Says it paid pharmacies a lot more — and saved $140M • Ohio Capital Journal The Ohio Department of Medicaid department in 2022 gave powerful prescription drug middlemen the boot and created a new system. The result: Fees paid to pharmacies were boosted more than 1,200% while ...

Ohio Medicaid got rid of big middlemen. Says it paid pharmacies a lot more — and saved $140M ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/04/17/o...

Starbucks sets new dress code for workers as it revamps cafe look Starbucks is implementing a new dress code for workers starting in May that the coffee giant says will "create a sense of familiarity for our customers" at stores in North America.

When I speak to the Baristas traveling to various Starbucks they do not seem to be aligned with the vision …. a JCP story maybe is unraveling….

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As a marketer, I pay attention to consistency. So Google’s platform has the capacity to acknowledge Quantum day yet not some other days that were previously highlighted.

Starbucks CEO faces major backlash after details of his work routine are revealed: 'Ill-conceived decision' The ego of Starbucks' CEO Brian Niccol is certainly big enough to match the size of his enormous carbon footprint.

Made a prediction on this early on and it reminds me of the JCPenny turn around story. It didn’t end well for JCP.

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Not a single word to help the 33m small businesses in this country. Not from anyone in the administration.

So many buy from China, and don't have alternatives.

So many didn't have the cash to front run the tariffs and buy inventory

Disney heiress says any billionaire who can’t manage to share their wealth is 'kind of a sociopath' Abigail Disney previously said the need to tax rich people like her “has never been so dire.”

This =>

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UCONN VS. SOUTH CAROLINA, NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

GET YOUR POPCORN READY 🍿

📺 3 PM ET | ABC, ESPN, ESPN+

Great comeback.

Opened up NYT somehow I was believing the headlines would be about the Hands Off March yet nope it was way below the fold.

NPR has a very different headline.

Todd Golden investigation: What to know about Florida coach's case as Gators play in Final Four Golden was cleared by Florida's Title IX office, which did not find evidence to substantiate sexual misconduct allegations

Coaches.

Why? When you are supposed to be role models for these young men.

A firmly believe ethics is important for coaching any of our kids.

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hands off in SF, CA.

The Branding Guy Hired to Make Yahoo Cool Again Josh Line is used to being behind the scenes. As Yahoo’s new chief marketing officer, he needs to bring the company back into the spotlight.

To succeed he will need to be in the psychi of the multi-gen and multi-ethnic- bi-cultural era.

Gen z has nostalgia for the past yet their media consumption habits are very, very tribal based.

Will watch this story closely …

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The women’s NCAA Tournament title game should air on ABC in prime time starting next year.

And ESPN executives and the NCAA should advocate harder for it: http://dlvr.it/TJy9Vx

Fox News removed the stock market ticker after decades of showcasing it. Cc: @foxnewscorporation.bsky.social

It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory.

Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.

Ok, I am a fan of the new just friends tab on Facebook.

Back to basics in this cluttered world.

March Madness at Chase Stadium.

So fun bumping into folks from all parts of USA.

And most said “SF headlines are false. This is a beautiful and fun city minus the rain.”

Columbia Student Hunted by ICE Sues to Prevent Deportation Yunseo Chung, a legal permanent resident who has lived in the U.S. since she was 7, participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Immigration agents visited residences looking for her.

Yunseo Chung, a 21-year-old Columbia University student who is a legal permanent resident and has lived in the U.S. since she was 7, sued President Trump and other high-ranking administration officials after immigration officials tried to arrest and deport her.

Dating apps are all in on AI, whether users want it or not The idea of AI in dating apps gives people the creeps. But can it help the app companies get out of a revenue rut?...

I disagree with AI being used to help us create a better matching profile &/or how to respond to a match. From day one, one should be their authentic self.

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