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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

For roughly the same amount of money, you could buy two stocks and add more growth opportunity to the mix.

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 ...

Loyalty programs, when they work well, offer meaningful rewards in exchange for spending at a specific retailer or restaurant. For the program to succeed, rewards have to be attainable while also substantial enough to feel like you've earned something. Starbucks, for example, does this incredibly ...

Juneteenth is the nation's newest federal holiday, celebrated on June 19th, the date in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced that the last enslaved Black Americans were free. As Americans make plans for the holiday — which many people celebrate by attending festivals ...

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Verizon is aiming to attract customers by offering simpler plans, dropping activation and upgrade fees and unveiling a ‌new loyalty program offering discounts and perks. The U.S. company is aggressively ‌competing with AT&T and T-Mobile in the saturated U.S. telecoms market, where network providers have extended device ​subsidies, added plan discounts and increased network infrastructure spending. Verizon said its new program will offer customers 3% back on bills from July that can be used toward new phones or at consumer brands like Sephora, Hilton, Marriott and Starbucks.

Athletes and older adults have long used smoothies and shakes blended with whey protein concentrate – a powdered byproduct of cheese-making – to build or maintain muscle. The average U.S. supermarket now has 38,708 products advertising their protein content, according to NielsenIQ, a market research company. “Demand is very firm and seemingly outpacing supply for right now,” said Kathleen Wolfley, vice president of Ever.Ag Insights, a data provider and consulting company for the agriculture industry.

Starbucks is on a roll right now. U.S. comparable-store sales jumped 7% last quarter, transactions are increasing across all income groups, and operating income is inflecting for the first time in two years. But behind the momentum, Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol is quietly making moves that ...

The coffee chain has held preliminary talks with investment banks on options for its Japan unit, which could be valued at up to $3.1 billion

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) is reportedly reviewing strategic alternatives for its business in Japan, including a possible partial divestment or public listing, according to a Bloomberg News report citing people familiar with the matter. The coffee chain has held early-stage discussions with investment banks as it assesses options for its Japanese subsidiary, one of the company’s most significant international operations.

Starbucks wants to be your place of wellness in addition to your caffeine source. The coffee giant is building its protein and energy-drink offerings, and exploring the addition of drinks with collagen and creatine. “It is wellness, it is hydration and it is energy,” Starbucks Chief Executive Brian Niccol said during an investor forum Tuesday, when asked about his beverage priorities.

Two beaten-down restaurant names, one decision: should a retirement-focused investor put fresh capital into Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) or Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) right now? Both stocks have been punished, but for opposite reasons. Starbucks has rallied off its lows as a turnaround takes hold, while Chipotle has cratered as its growth story collapsed into ... Chipotle vs Starbucks: One Turnaround Is Real, One Is Just Smoke

Starbucks is taking steps to crack the code on the afternoon business.

40% of nearly 1,000 major companies surveyed by Bain & Company found cost reductions from AI use of just 10% or less.

(Bloomberg) -- Big Food is packing protein into chips, waffles and even Starbucks’ lattes, and consumers can’t get enough of it.Most Read from BloombergUS Says Deals With Iran for Safe Hormuz Transit Are ProhibitedBerkshire Hathaway to Buy Taylor Morrison for $6.8 BillionA Rare ‘Super’ El Niño Is Looking More Likely. Here’s What to ExpectStrait of Hormuz Ship Transits Are Rising Thanks to US HelpPro-Trump Outsider Wins Colombia Vote, Sets Up Heated RunoffBut that insatiable demand now has the in

Most people buy stocks the way they buy umbrellas. They want one when it is already raining and forget it the moment the sun comes out. The crowd chases what is hot and runs from what is cold, which is usually the opposite of what builds wealth over time. For about two years, one of America's most ...

When Starbucks introduced its new flat-fee pricing for drink customizations last year, the aim was to ease customer frustrations. As it turns out, the coffee megalith only shot itself in the foot. Data from market research firm YouGov shows that customers’ value perception of Starbucks fell notably ...

Starbucks shares fell 2% Tuesday after a promotion misfire and threatened boycotts in South Korea, one of the chain’s biggest markets. The company’s South Korean licensee recently ran a “Tank Day” marketing campaign, offering discounts on the company’s “Tank” tumbler series. The promotion’s last week coincided with the anniversary of a 1980 massacre in South Korea, when the country’s military deployed soldiers in tanks to crush a demonstration, killing protesters.

In fast-casual restaurants right now, there is one number every analyst is hunting for, and almost nobody is producing it. That number is positive guest traffic. Sweetgreen (SG) posted an 11.2% traffic decline in the first quarter of 2026, per its first-quarter 2026 earnings release. Chipotle (CMG) ...

Just because it’s a holiday Monday doesn’t mean you can live without coffee. So if a Starbucks run is part of your morning routine, you may be wondering whether you can still grab that iced brown sugar oat milk espresso or latte just like you usually do, even though it's Memorial Day. While ...

Corporate America has spent the past two years acting like every problem has an artificial intelligence (AI) solution attached to it. The pitch is always the same. Faster than people. Cheaper than people. More accurate than people. Boardrooms have funded it, consultants have sold it, and ...

When most restaurant chains have been sounding the alarm on the American consumer, Starbucks just posted one of its strongest quarters in recent memory. The numbers were hard to ignore. Global comparable store sales grew more than 6%. Transactions in the U.S. rose over 4%. Earnings ...

Private markets are in focus, with initial public offerings (IPOs) from Anthropic (ANTH.PVT), OpenAI (OPAI.PVT), and SpaceX (SPAX.PVT) on the horizon. Powers Advisory Group managing partner Matt Powers joins Yahoo Finance to explain why he says investors should wait to buy into these names.

Starbucks is facing a backlash in South Korea — its third-largest market — after a marketing campaign that was viewed as mocking the victims...

Starbucks' campaign to cut $2 billion in costs is stretching north of the border. The coffee giant told employees Thursday that it is trimming positions and reorganizing Canadian corporate functions to help streamline operations, a Starbucks spokesman said. Several dozen employees were impacted, none of them in store-level roles.

Starbucks (SBUX) has spent most of the past year attempting to convince Wall Streetthat its turnaround strategy is finally starting to pay off. The coffee giant has been slashing costs, restructuring operations and investing extensively in cafe performance after a challenging period of declining ...

Even the biggest, most successful restaurant chains close locations regularly. Starbucks, for example, closes hundreds of locations every few years. That's because populations shift, rents increase, and other factors change that make a once-viable restaurant no longer profitable. The coffee chain, ...