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As United Airlines Loyalty Members Take Flight, Instacart Delivery Fees Stay Grounded

A new partnership between United Airlines and Instacart will give the airline’s loyalty members $0 delivery fees for orders placed before, during…

Starbucks Restructuring Plan will Shrink North American Store Count by 1%

Starbucks will lay off 900 non-retail employees and close underperforming stores in the U.S. and Canada as part of a restructuring plan…

PepsiCo and Unilever Spearhead New Sustainable Agriculture Initiative

PepsiCo, Unilever and other major retail and food and beverage companies have launched “STEP (Supporting Trusted Engagement and Partnership) Up for Ag,”…

Starbucks Opens First Spanish Flagship Store in Real Madrid’s Soccer Stadium

Starbucks has chosen a site dear to Spanish soccer/football fans — home team Real Madrid’s Bernabéu Stadium — for its first flagship…

Starbucks Raises Salaried Workers’ Pay by 2%

Starbucks has increased pay by 2% for its salaried workers, which includes store managers, manufacturing and distribution workers and corporate employees. The…

Starbucks to Complete 1,000 Store ‘Uplifts’ in 2026, Plans to Phase Out Pickup-Only Locations

With a targeted investment of $150,000 per store, Starbucks is planning a new coffeehouse “uplift” program designed to quickly replace thousands of…

Whole Foods Launches National ‘Biodiversity Highway’ Initiative with Mad Agriculture

Whole Foods Market, in partnership with Mad Agriculture, has pledged $500,000 in matching funds, designed to catalyze $1 million in collective investment,…

How Retailers can Maximize the ‘Happy Accident’ of a Product Collaboration that Goes Viral

Product scarcity has been a successful retailing strategy for many years, particularly in the luxury sector. Part of the thrill of owning…

Walmart Deploys AI-Powered Task Management and Translation Tools for Associates

Walmart is in the process of deploying AI-powered tools to meet key store associate requirements, including a task management solution that has…

Starbucks Pilots Gen AI-Powered Barista Assistant in 35 Stores

Starbucks has introduced Green Dot Assist, a generative AI-powered virtual assistant, in 35 stores, with plans to expand to additional locations in…

Starbucks Replaces Top Finance Exec in Latest C-Suite Shuffle

Starbucks has named Cathy Smith as its new CFO, replacing the departing Rachel Ruggeri in the latest leadership change at the coffee…

Starbucks Eliminates 1,100+ Jobs as it Seeks to Simplify Support Structure

Starbucks will cut 1,100 support jobs and “several hundred” additional open and unfilled positions, according to a letter from CEO Brian Niccol…

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As United Airlines Loyalty Members Take Flight, Instacart Delivery Fees Stay Grounded

Starbucks Restructuring Plan will Shrink North American Store Count by 1%

PepsiCo and Unilever Spearhead New Sustainable Agriculture Initiative

Starbucks Opens First Spanish Flagship Store in Real Madrid’s Soccer Stadium

Starbucks Raises Salaried Workers’ Pay by 2%

Starbucks to Complete 1,000 Store ‘Uplifts’ in 2026, Plans to Phase Out Pickup-Only Locations

Whole Foods Launches National ‘Biodiversity Highway’ Initiative with Mad Agriculture

How Retailers can Maximize the ‘Happy Accident’ of a Product Collaboration that Goes Viral

Walmart Deploys AI-Powered Task Management and Translation Tools for Associates

Starbucks Pilots Gen AI-Powered Barista Assistant in 35 Stores

Starbucks Replaces Top Finance Exec in Latest C-Suite Shuffle

Starbucks Eliminates 1,100+ Jobs as it Seeks to Simplify Support Structure

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