By Reuters
Starbucks Corp <SBUX.O> executive Michelle Gass, who was instrumental in the world's biggest coffee chain's post-recession U.S. turnaround, is leaving after more than 16 years to become chief customer officer at retailer Kohl's Corp <KSS. (May 23)
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By Reuters
Kohl's Corp <KSS.N> said on Wednesday that Michelle Gass, who was instrumental in Starbucks Corp's <SBUX.O> U.S. turnaround several years ago, will join the department store in the new position of chief customer officer. (May 22)
By IBTimes AU
The same-sex marriage debate in the U.S. continues to heat up and will be a level higher with the Supreme Court hearing arguments on Tuesday on the challenge to California's ban on gay marriages and Proposition 8 raised by lesbian couple Kris Perry and Sandy Stier. (Mar 26)
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HILLARY CLINTON, CALIFORNIA, COURT, SUPREME COURT
By Reuters
Starbucks Corp investors on Wednesday rejected a shareholder proposal to prohibit the world's biggest coffee chain from making political contributions or forming a political action committee. (Mar 21)
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MANUFACTURING, LOS ANGELES
By Reuters UK
Starbucks Corp <SBUX.O> investors are scheduled to vote later on Wednesday on a proposal to reverse its current policy of allowing political contributions - an idea that is opposed by the world's biggest coffee chain. (Mar 21)
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LOS ANGELES
By Reuters
Starbucks Corp <SBUX.O>, the world's biggest coffee chain, said on Tuesday that it bought its first coffee farm, where it will research the leaf rust that is devastating Central American crops as well as harvest its own beans. (Mar 20)
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MEXICO, CLIMATE CHANGE, NEW YORK, INVESTMENT
By Reuters
Starbucks <SBUX.O> Chief Executive Howard Schultz jumped into the political arena two years ago, organizing a hundred of his fellow CEOs in a pledge to forswear campaign contributions till Washington came up with a plan to fix the nation's debt. (Mar 16)
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CALIFORNIA
By Industry Leaders Magazine
Starbucks Corp. reported a 13 percent jump in profits in its first fiscal quarter which was driven by high-end sales in the US and China, where other cafes have suffered losses lately. The results matched the expectations of analysts who predicted similar high rise profits. (Jan 29)
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CHINA, ADVERTISING, INDIA
By Reuters UK
Efforts to prevent the U.S. economy from going over a "fiscal cliff" stirred back to life on Wednesday with less than a week to go before potentially disastrous tax hikes and spending cuts kick in at the New Year. (Dec 27)
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BARACK OBAMA, UNEMPLOYMENT, COURT, RETAIL, WHITE HOUSE, ELECTIONS
