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Business Jan 29, 2020

Starbucks shuts half of its China stores amid virus outbreak

by Leslie Patton

Starbucks Corp. has closed more than half of its mainland China locations because of a viral outbreak that has disrupted lives in the coffee chain's most important growth market. The news cast gloom over what otherwise would have been an upbeat earnings report. Same-store sales, ...

Starbucks to speed up digital services roll-out, CEO says during visit to Japan

Business / Corporate Nov 8, 2018

Starbucks to speed up digital services roll-out, CEO says during visit to Japan

by Kazuaki Nagata

Starbucks plans to accelerate the roll out of digital services in Japan by introducing preorders and deliveries via smartphones, as well as cashless payments, visiting CEO Kevin Johnson said Thursday. "If you think about consumer behavior today globally, the mobile internet and the explosion of ...

Curry's achievements not receiving universal praise

Basketball / NBA | MAN ABOUT SPORTS Mar 8, 2016

Curry's achievements not receiving universal praise

by Dave Wiggins

"Life is but a walking shadow, a poor player who struts his hour upon the stage. And then is heard no more." — Shakespeare's Macbeth If only those words by Bill the Bard held true for ALL ex- NBA players. These days, that's what Golden State Warriors ...

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