With softer lighting, warmer greetings, and even ceramic mugs, Starbucks is betting big that comfort leads to loyalty.

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol is closing a convenience that was explicitly targeted toward Gen Z’s taste for “frictionless” ...

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz drinks from a Starbucks mug while testifying before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to answer questions about the company’s ...

Howard Schultz and Starbucks Howard Schultz previously stepped back from his role at the company in 2016 when he left his duties as CEO and became executive chairman.

Howard Schultz knows about overcoming obstacles and finding success. The 71-year-old billionaire is best known for his career growing Starbucks Coffee into the behemoth chain it is today.

Schultz would know. He led Starbucks through a turnaround during the 2008 financial crisis — relying on advice he now "vividly" remembers from Costco co-founder and former CEO Jim Sinegal, he wrote.

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is eying a 2020 presidential campaign. But instead of running as a Democrat, the party he has previously favored, he will run as an independent.

Starbucks President and CEO Kevin Johnson said Wednesday, March 16, 2022, he will retire next month, and former CEO and company founder Howard Schultz will replace him on an interim basis.