Starbucks to Close 8,000 U.S. Stores on May 29 to Conduct Diversity Training

Starbucks Corp (SBUX) said on Tuesday, April 17, that it will close all 8,000 of its company ... Closing our stores for racial bias training is just one step in a journey that requires ... Read More

Starbucks closes thousands of US outlets for anti-bias training

Advisors to coffee company Starbucks hope anti-bias training will see retailers treat minority community members equally in public spaces. The chain closed 8,000 of its United States stores today ... Read More

Starbucks “embarrassed” by accusations of racial profiling in US cafes

Howard Schultz's comments came after Starbucks announced it will close US stores on 29 May for company-wide “racial bias ... our stores, 8,000 stores closed, to do significant training with ... Read More

The Dark Side of the Starbucks Stand-Down

It’s ordering a national stand-down at more than 8,000 company-owned stores and forcing more than 175,000 employees to undergo “racial bias” training ... that each of us possesses hidden ... Read More

How Starbucks And Other Major Corporations Are Negotiating Very Public Apologies

Recent public overtures by industry titans like Starbucks ... 8,000 stores this afternoon to hold anti-bias training across the United States. This comes on the heels of to two recent, racial ... Read More

State College Area Starbucks Store Temporarily Closes After Vandalism

A State College area Starbucks became the latest of the coffee chain's stores nationwide to temporarily close after being vandalized. The Starbucks at 2030 N. Atherton St. was closed on Tuesday ... Read More

Peach Street Starbucks to close temporarily for renovations

A local Starbucks ... the store will be shut down for six weeks starting Tuesday, April 9. The next closest Starbucks is near the Millcreek Mall on Interchange Road. For the latest news, weather ... Read More

99 Cents Only discount chain to close all US stores

Company’s interim CEO says economic pressures have ‘greatly hindered the company’s ability to operate’ The discount chain 99 Cents Only announced on Friday that it will close all 371 of ... Read More

Starbucks CEO Orders ‘Unconscious Bias’ Training after Arrest of Two Black Men Sparks Outrage

Veteran Journalist Slams CBS News ... Starbucks COO Rosalind Brewer repeated Johnson’s call for unconscious-bias training during a Monday morning interview with NPR. “It would be easy for us ... Read More

Starbucks staff to get 'unconscious bias' training

The coffee chain apologises to two black men arrested when a manager at a Philadelphia store refused to let them ... Seconds after entering a shop in the US, the blade from a nearby construction ... Read More

How Starbucks hopes to end staff racism

The coffee chain is giving all its US staff "unconscious bias" training after protests against the treatment of black customers at some of its stores. But how do such courses identify biases ... Read More

Starbucks closes thousands of US outlets for anti-bias training

Advisors to coffee company Starbucks hope anti-bias training will see ... Seattle, US (AAP) The chain closed 8,000 of its United States stores today to allow staff to participate in the program. Read More