Columbus, OH

Dutch Bros is growing through new stores and higher same-store sales. Individual investor goals aren't always the same as those of investment management firms. Starbucks has been in the news, but this lesser-known coffee chain has much bigger opportunities. Starbucks made big news last week with its poaching of Chipotle...

Forget Starbucks: Billionaires Are Buying Up This Coffee Chain Stock Instead

Seattle, WA

Newport Beach, CA

Newly appointed Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol won't be required to relocate to the company's headquarters in Seattle when he joins the coffee giant next month. Instead, Starbucks says Niccol can live in his home in Newport Beach, California and commute to Starbucks' head office 1,000 miles away on a corporate jet, according to the new CEO's offer letter, which was made public in an SEC filing last week.

Starbucks' new CEO will supercommute 1,000 miles from California to Seattle office instead of relocating

Axios

Incoming Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol's new pay package prompted raised eyebrows and eye emojis last week. The intrigue: Luring the rising star away from Chipotle wasn't going to be cheap. And it's his success at the burrito chain — reflected in its share appreciation — that's helping to fatten his number at Starbucks.

Making sense of new Starbucks' CEO pay

The newly appointed CEO of Starbucks is being forced to wake up and smell the coffee, after it emerged that he will be permitted to work remotely when a hybrid model of three-days-a-week in the office is required for other staff. Former Chipotle and Taco Bell chief Brian Niccol is...

Starbucks CEO Brews Up Backlash With Remote Work Policy

Fortune

The coffee giant’s new CEO won’t have to relocate to the corporate headquarters in Seattle, according to his offer letter.

Starbucks welcomes new CEO Brian Niccol with a $113 million payday—and he can work remotely

Business Insider

Mark Zuckerberg on Monday predicted a future where hundreds of millions of people regularly wear AI-powered smart glasses like Meta's Ray-Bans.

Mark Zuckerberg predicts a future where nearly everyone is wearing AI-powered smart glasses

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

Virginia State

Kentucky Vibes.net

Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. Meghan Markle's venture into the lifestyle space has not been met with universal acclaim, particularly from one well-known figure: Martha Stewart. Earlier this year, in March, Meghan unveiled her new lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard. The brand immediately drew comparisons to other celebrity wellness empires, particularly that of culinary icon Martha Stewart. However, these comparisons have reportedly struck a nerve with Stewart, who finds them both "irritating and insulting."

Meghan Markle 'Insulted' Martha Stewart as She 'Won't Hesitate to Take Her Down

When Brian Niccol steps in as CEO of Starbucks, he'll be tasked with fixing the chain's operational issues. Former CEO Howard Schultz has said the coffee chain's mobile app is its biggest "Achilles heel." Chipotle, Niccol's current employer, hasn't faced the same issues because the company invested in its operations...

To fix Starbucks, incoming CEO Brian Niccol will have to tackle its mobile app problem

Starbucks has been a business in decline over the last several quarters. The company has struggled to connect with its customers and drive repeat business. With the help of activist investors, Starbucks decided to shake things up and hire a new CEO. Starbucks just replaced its CEO with food industry...

Prediction: Hiring Brian Niccol as Its New CEO Will Be the Best Decision Starbucks Ever Made

PYMNTS

Most countries measure banking activity in terms of where and how it happens. Hence distinctions such as in-branch, ATMs, online and mobile. But in Latin America, for all intents and purposes, there’s only one kind of banking: digital. It’s reflected in PYMNTS recent “How The World Does Digital” report...

Exclusive: Mercado Pago CEO on Building Brazil’s Biggest Digital Bank

Colorado State

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

An AI analytics company has begun a partnership that could be crucial to its future. An AI upgrade cycle could help this chip company. This fast-growing server company now trades at a massive discount. Not all AI-related stocks are positioned to fall. After more than a year of solid growth,...

Prediction: These 3 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks Could See Incredible Growth in 2025

The BBB's National Advertising Division (NAD) and National Advertising Review Board (NARB) have asked AT&T to stop running an advertisement for a non-existent satellite calling service. AT&T has chosen to continue airing the ad with a short "satellite calling is not currently available" disclaimer. AT&T's satellite-calling ad began airing in...

AT&T Was Advertising a Service That Doesn’t Exist

Thousands of additional brands that use Shopify can now make their products available for creators to tag in shopping-related videos on YouTube. YouTube and Shopify have expanded their partnership to allow all eligible Shopify Plus and Advanced merchants in the United States to sign up for YouTube Shopping’s affiliate program through the Google & YouTube app on Shopify, YouTube said in a Tuesday (Aug. 20) blog post.

Shopify and YouTube Expand Video Offering to More Merchants

The coffee company announced that Brian Niccol will assume the roles of chairman and CEO at Starbucks beginning September 9. In the interim, Rachel Ruggeri will step in as acting CEO. Starbucks also plans to have Mellody Hobson shift from her role as board chair to the lead independent director.

Starbucks replaces CEO amidst activist pressure

Denver, CO

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Susannah Frost will become the sixth president of Chick-fil-A. CEO Andrew T. Cathy says in the release that Frost, currently the QSR’s restaurant development and field operations leader, has a range of expertise that will help the brand grow with care and confidence. “Having served as the CEO for...

Chick-fil-A Names President, COO

Florida State

Uncovering Florida

Most people are guilty of doing it at least once in their lives, many people do it by accident, some do it because they find it fun, and others do it for reasons like honoring loved ones. Regardless of the situation, just about everyone has released a balloon. The difference is that intentionally releasing balloons is now illegal by House Bill 321’s standards.

Law Signed By DeSantis Makes It Illegal To Release Balloons In Florida

Jeffrey Bernstein, Barclays senior restaurant analyst, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk what's. next for Chipotle as CEO Niccol moves on to Starbucks.

Incoming CEO Niccol needs to focus on operations at Starbucks first, says Barclays' Bernstein

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Starbucks’ New CEO Faces ‘Achilles Heel’ of Mobile Ordering

Is Starbucks’ mobile app the company’s greatest weakness?. Former CEO Howard Schultz has said as much, per a recent podcast appearance. And it’s something new CEO...

Starbucks’ New CEO Faces ‘Achilles Heel’ of Mobile Ordering

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