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📈 Follow our live markets data and coverage. Two years ago, Starbucks investors were having a lousy day following another depressing set of quarterly results. News of Brian Niccol’s hiring as chief executive boosted the coffee chain’s market value by $20 billion, or more than 25%, overnight.
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Starbucks has found the perfect mix of digital and human ordering. You can use the company's app to place your complicated order and know it will be made exactly the way you want. And people who don't want to use the app can stand in line or go through the drive-through to order from an actual ...
Cracker Barrel's CEO is stepping down nearly a year after an attempted rebrand of the chain led to a fierce customer backlash. Cracker Barrel said Monday that CEO Julie Masino will step down next month but remain with the company until Oct. 9 in an advisory capacity. David Deno will succeed Masino on Aug. 10 as CEO.
Wall Street is heading for a pivotal week as Big Tech earnings, the Federal Reserve's rate decision and key inflation data test a market hovering near record highs. The busiest stretch begins on Wednesday, when Microsoft and Meta Platforms report earnings before the focus quickly shifts to...
It is a mammoth week on the earnings front with a plethora of important companies reporting. This week could make or break the market. This week we have Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta Platforms, Exxon Mobil, Starbucks, Robinhood and Coinbase all reporting in what shapes as a busy and pivotal week for stocks.
This is a huge earnings week, with nearly a third of S&P 500 companies reporting. The Fed is expected to hold rates steady after its confab ends Wednesday, and we’ll see key inflation data on Thursday.
Tata Consumer Products Ltd (BOM:500800) reports a 12% revenue growth and unveils 14 new products, while navigating challenges in international markets.
SBUX heads into Q3 earnings with improving traffic, loyalty momentum and product innovation, while investors await greater clarity on near-term growth.
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol built his reputation at Chipotle Mexican Grill by following one formula: fix operations, rebuild customer traffic, and wait for margins to follow. That playbook produced a stock return of more than 770% during a six-year tenure that more than doubled annual revenue and ...
Nestlé had to hike prices on its popular Starbucks-branded coffee pods in the U.S. this year because beans got so much more expensive. That curbed sales, at least temporarily, and contributed to lower-than-expected growth when Nestlé reported second quarter results on Thursday.
QSR Magazine reported that Wingstop opened more restaurants than any U.S. chain in 2025, topping Chipotle, Dunkin' and others.
MEXICO CITY, July 20 (Reuters) - Mexican restaurant and cafe chain operator Alsea cut its 2026 earnings growth forecast on Monday, citing weak consumer spending and currency headwinds, as the Mexican
Limited-time-offers (LTOs) bring consumers back to stores they may not have visited in a while and in rare cases, they may get a shopper to go someplace they rarely, or never, visit. In other cases, an LTO simply gets a customer to spend more than they otherwise might have. Starbucks, for example, ...
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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the coffee shop giant, agreeing that its former CEO did not make “flagrantly false” statements about its sales results.
Starbucks is scheduled to report its third-quarter results soon, and analysts expect a double-digit earnings increase.
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG), a U.S. restaurant chain offering customizable Mexican-inspired food, is expanding into Mexico with its first location scheduled to open Thursday in the Monterrey metropolitan area. The company is entering the market in partnership with Alsea, a Latin American restaurant operator that manages brands including Starbucks across the region. Chipotle plans to open additional restaurants in Nuevo Leon later this year before expanding into Mexico City in 2027, suggesting the company is taking a phased approach to building its presence in the country.
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) is preparing to open its first restaurant in Mexico this week, marking a major milestone in the company’s international growth strategy as it enters the country that inspired much of its menu. The restaurant chain, which operates more than 4,100 locations worldwide, described the launch as a significant step in its global expansion plans.
Ten months ago, in September 2025, Starbucks walked into 11,000 stores with NomadGo’s inventory Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool that promised 99% accuracy and counted up to eight times faster than a human. After 9 months, in May 2026, according to Reuters, an internal newsletter retired the ...
Starbucks (SBUX) is looking to chase a feeling that doesn’t start in a coffee shop. In fact, it typically starts with summer, orange-and-vanilla frozen treats, and the sort of dessert most people remember from childhood before they ever knew what espresso was. That’s what makes the coffee-shop ...
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Costco, like many of its retail rivals, has embraced artificial intelligence (AI). That's perhaps a little surprising given that the chain has traditionally waited for its rivals to prove the benefits of using emerging technology before adopting it. AI, while it has become common, has also had its ...
Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) just delivered two of the most instructive turnaround updates in restaurants. Starbucks posted its clearest inflection yet under Brian Niccol. Chipotle, still working through a full year of negative comps, leaned harder on unit growth and menu innovation. Same sector, two very different scoreboards. Coffee Traffic Comes Back. ... Starbucks vs Chipotle: Two Restaurant Titans, Two Playbooks, Only One Winner
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When CEO Brian Niccol came to Starbucks almost two years ago, he took over a brand that had lost some of its focus. The cafe chain had pivoted during the Covid pandemic to a takeout-and-delivery model, dropping long-time CEO Howard Schultz's vision of the brand as offering a third place between ...
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