Starbucks Archives - International Finance

Business Leader of the Week: Meet Hisae Morii, Starbucks Japan’s first female CEO

IFM CorrespondentMarch 28, 2025

by IFM CorrespondentMarch 28, 2025

Starbucks Japan is expected to continue growing under Hisae Morii’s leadership, with a focus on digital innovation, sustainability programmes, and regional store concepts...

Business Leaders Featured

Business Leader of the Week: Meet Brian Niccol, the new steward of crisis-ridden Starbucks’

IFM CorrespondentAugust 23, 2024August 23, 2024

by IFM CorrespondentAugust 23, 2024August 23, 2024

The expansion of Chipotle has been greatly aided by Brian Niccol's leadership...

Economy Magazine

The ‘Russian Minefield’ for Western businesses

IFM CorrespondentJanuary 14, 2024January 18, 2024

by IFM CorrespondentJanuary 14, 2024January 18, 2024

Just before the Ukraine war, Russia approved measures that could lead to the nationalisation of foreign firms suspending their operations in the country's domestic market...

Featured Technology

It’s Jack Dorsey’s Bluesky vs Elon Musk’s Twitter: The social media war is on

International Finance Business DeskNovember 9, 2022November 8, 2022

by International Finance Business DeskNovember 9, 2022November 8, 2022

Bluesky, originally created in 2019, had the goal of coming up with a decentralized protocol, which would operate in sync with Twitter and other social media networks...

Business Leaders Featured

All you need to know about Starbucks’ new CEO Laxman Narasimhan

International Finance Business DeskSeptember 6, 2022September 6, 2022

by International Finance Business DeskSeptember 6, 2022September 6, 2022

Mellody Hobson, Independent Starbucks Board of Director's chair, in a statement called Laxman Narasimhan an “inspiring leader”...

Company

McDonald’s, Starbucks could take a hit in China due to trade dispute

International Finance DeskAugust 27, 2018

by International Finance DeskAugust 27, 2018

The two major brands could see a slowdown in sales as China consumers turn to local brands...

Real Estate

Missiner Group completes construction for new Toyota dealership in Chicago’s Northside

International Finance DeskAugust 2, 2018

by International Finance DeskAugust 2, 2018

This state-of-the-art dealership is now the second largest Toyota dealership in the United States...

Starbucks comes a full circle

Bharath KumarJuly 13, 2018December 13, 2019

by Bharath KumarJuly 13, 2018December 13, 2019

The only iconic American coffee brand will soon set shop in central Milan—where the company’s famed journey began for Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz four decades ago...