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Starbucks shift on non-paying visitors stirs debate in US
AFP, Published on 15/01/2025
» NEW YORK - Starbucks has stirred the coffee pot by reversing a policy that allowed anyone to use its bathrooms, with the US public warned they'll need to buy something or get out.
Architect sizes up 40-year challenge
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 25/06/2023
» It was love at first sight. More than 10 years ago, Andre Demesmaeker, an architect for the Belgian government, was asked to investigate a ceiling collapse at the Palace of Justice, a 19th-century behemoth in the heart of Brussels that houses the country's sprawling judiciary system and has been falling apart for decades.
Berry-picking woes
Oped, Postbag, Published on 22/10/2022
» Re: "Slim pickings for Thais on foreign soil", (BP, Oct 17).
A snapshot of life in self-quarantine
News, Published on 07/03/2020
» The Covid-19 outbreak appears to have passed its peak in China, more than two months after it took over global headlines. However, life remains far from normal in the Chinese capital Beijing, as Shin Lin of Reporting Asean tells us in these thoughts scribbled during her time in self-quarantine.
Starbucks to license Thai operations
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/05/2019
» Starbucks Corp agreed to license its Thailand operations to a partner, in the latest sign that the coffee behemoth is sharpening its focus on its key markets of China and the US.
Alibaba, JD.com seek luxury stranglehold
Business, Published on 06/11/2018
» PARIS: China's online giants Alibaba Group Holding Limited and JD.com are taking their battle for relevance in the lucrative luxury goods market to a new level, as they aim to crack e-commerce tie-ups with top brands that usually shun selling through third parties.
Starbucks chief Schultz retiring, may run for president
AFP, Published on 05/06/2018
» WASHINGTON - Howard Schultz, who built a small Seattle coffee chain into the global powerhouse Starbucks, announced Monday he was retiring from the company, fueling speculation he may seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.
Starbucks to educate staff against racial bias
AFP, Published on 27/05/2018
» NEW YORK: Can you teach employees not to be racist? Coffee giant Starbucks will shut stores around the United States on Tuesday to conduct an unprecedented training exercise at its more than 8,000 American outlets.
Starbucks to shut US stores for 'racial-bias education'
AFP, Published on 18/04/2018
» NEW YORK: Starbucks will close stores and corporate offices across the United States on May 29 to conduct "racial-bias education," the company announced on Tuesday, following outrage over the arrest of two black men in one of its cafes.
Delicious food at HQ
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 20/10/2017
» This week's subject of review is the latest venture under the umbrella of S&P Syndicate, one of Thailand's largest food enterprises.