Read more Howard Schultz stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/763/howard-schultz.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:03:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70504/starbucks-goes-instant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFollowing a three-city test run, Starbucks is rolling out its new Via coffee across the country today, offering java-fiends an instant brew that costs less than a buck—and is purported to taste just as good as the real thing. The recession-hit coffee chain is selling the powder in Target...http://www.newser.com/story/70504/starbucks-goes-instant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 6:59:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53761/starbucks-were-no-poster-child-for-excess.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStarbucks has become a “poster child for excess,” says CEO Howard Shultz, and the traditionally advertising-shy company is planning media blitz to combat that, Advertising Age reports. TV and Internet ads and social-media efforts will attempt to change the "myth out there that there's this $4 cup of coffee at...http://www.newser.com/story/53761/starbucks-were-no-poster-child-for-excess.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Mar 2009 12:21:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51137/uk-minister-rips-starbucks-over-economy-jibe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne of Britain's leading politicians laid into an unlikely adversary yesterday: the head of Starbucks. Company chief Howard Schultz said on CNBC that "the UK is in a spiral" and was causing Starbucks considerable grief, prompting business secretary Peter Mandelson to fire back: "Why should I have this guy running...http://www.newser.com/story/51137/uk-minister-rips-starbucks-over-economy-jibe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Feb 2009 7:24:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50311/ill-have-a-no-2-please-starbucks-adds-meal-deals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStarbucks is taking a page from McDonald’s book by offering $3.95 drink and breakfast deals it hopes will help reprogram consumers' perceptions of the chain as home of the $4 coffee, reports the Wall Street Journal. "It is a reset of both economic and social behavior,” said CEO Howard...http://www.newser.com/story/50311/ill-have-a-no-2-please-starbucks-adds-meal-deals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Feb 2009 8:56:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41245/ceo-starbucks-perking-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStarbucks' CEO says the company is percolating again and may have hit bottom in the quarter that ended in September, the Wall Street Journal reports. The chain again saw declining sales, says Howard Schultz, but he also noted a “slight improvement” in October. Starbucks has been shutting stores, and it...http://www.newser.com/story/41245/ceo-starbucks-perking-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Oct 2008 18:14:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31521/southbound-sonics-settle-with-seattle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Seattle Supersonics have reached a last-minute deal with their hometown that will let the team move to Oklahoma City for the start of the next NBA season, reports the Seattle Times . The agreement, made just hours before a judge was to rule on a lawsuit over the team's arena...http://www.newser.com/story/31521/southbound-sonics-settle-with-seattle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Jul 2008 8:06:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25377/schultz-sues-to-keep-sonics-in-seattle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHoward Schultz filed a suit yesterday seeking to reverse the sale of the SuperSonics to Oklahoma-based investor Clay Bennett. The Starbucks CEO and former Sonics owner cites email evidence that Bennett's ultimate goal was always to bring a basketball team to his hometown. The lawsuit asks the court to void...http://www.newser.com/story/25377/schultz-sues-to-keep-sonics-in-seattle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Apr 2008 12:59:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23752/starbucks-to-pour-freebies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStarbucks will pour a new blend for free tomorrow (Tuesday) in an effort to rekindle customer love, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The company is keeping the blend's ingredients—“subtle, rich flavors of cocoa and toasted nuts"—under wraps, and hopes it will boost sales as Starbucks faces fresh competition from...http://www.newser.com/story/23752/starbucks-to-pour-freebies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Apr 2008 20:59:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22783/starbucks-balks-at-paying-back-barista-tips.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStarbucks is defying a California court ruling, arguing a judge has created a tempest in a tip jar, reports the Seattle Post-Intelligencer . The court ruled the coffee shop must pay nearly $100 million to California baristas forced to share tips with their supervisors. Similar suits have been filed in Minnesota...http://www.newser.com/story/22783/starbucks-balks-at-paying-back-barista-tips.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Mar 2008 9:41:12 CDT