The latest Starbucks backlash includes a new app that helps customers find alternative coffee shops and a trade-in program for the company's gift cards

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Red Cup Rebellion from November 2022
Starbucks workers have encouraged coffee lovers to boycott the chain.

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Starbucks CEO says people on social media misrepresented what the coffee chain stands for and led to stores being vandalized

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Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan addressed incidents of vandalism on Starbucks buildings in his post. In this instance, someone spray-painted the walls of a Starbucks in Spring, Texas.

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I went to Ikea for the very first time. From the elaborate displays to an unexpected Christmas feast, here's what surprised me.

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I recently went to Ikea for the first time.

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Nike's warnings on China should scare other companies that do business there

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Nike is focused on Gen Z in China.
Nike's warning on China should spook other companies.

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Nike stock plunges and takes rivals like Under Armour and Adidas with it

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What happens at Nike reverberates across the industry.

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A Pizza Hut franchise is laying off 366 delivery drivers as restaurants brace for California's new $20 per-hour fast-food wage

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A Pizza Hut franchisee plans to lay off all of its in-house delivery drivers at more than 70 stores in California.

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Whole Foods didn't break the law by punishing workers who wore pins and face masks with BLM slogans, judge rules

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Community members protest outside the River Street Whole Foods Market store, in support of employees who wear face masks printed with the Black Lives Matter slogan at the store in Cambridge, MA on June 28, 2020.

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Hallmark-style holiday markets are tiny examples of how much better our cities could be

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People visit Union Square holiday market as Christmas approaches on December 19, 2022 in New York City.
People visit Union Square holiday market as Christmas approaches on December 19, 2022 in New York City.

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Meet the typical fast-food worker: a female age 26 with no loyalty to the brand

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A Chick-fil-A employee assists a customer in a drive-thru line on July 05, 2022 in Houston, Texas.
A Chick-fil-A employee assists a customer in a drive-thru line in Houston, Texas. A majority of fast food workers are female.

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A Michelin-starred chef who runs the UK's best restaurant says he's not 'rolling in money'

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A Michelin-starred chef said his $480 menu is justified because of the expensive ingredients.

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