Hacker News with Generative AI: Starbucks

Brewhaha: Turns out machines can't replace people, Starbucks finds (theregister.com)
Starbucks, smarting from disappointing second-quarter earnings, says that trying to replace staff with machines was a mistake.

Starbucks, Automation, Labor, Business, Technology

8 points by PaulHoule 46 days ago | 1 comments

Starbucks plans to cut 30% of its menu (npr.org)
Starbucks plans to cut about 30% of food and drink options from its menu by late 2025, as part of the chain's plan to change its vibe and stem the loss of customers across U.S. stores.

Business, Food Industry, Starbucks, Retail, Menu Changes

5 points by geox 150 days ago | 0 comments

Buy something or leave, Starbucks says (bbc.com)
Starbucks says it is reversing rules for its cafes in North America that allowed people to use their facilities even if they had not bought anything.

Starbucks, Business, Policy Changes

12 points by gpi 165 days ago | 6 comments

Cups tossed in recycling bins at Starbucks tracked to incinerators and landfill (cbsnews.com)

Environmental Issues, Waste Management, Starbucks, Recycling

31 points by ilamont 203 days ago | 22 comments

Starbucks tells corporate workers to return to office or risk being fired (theguardian.com)
Starbucks office workers will risk losing their jobs if they fail to comply with the company’s hybrid work requirement that employees are in the office three times a week.

Starbucks, Work Culture, Remote Work, Employment, Hybrid Work

5 points by frans 241 days ago | 0 comments

Starbucks' new CEO wants to make Starbucks a coffee shop again (cnn.com)

Starbucks, Coffee, Business, CEO, Strategy

12 points by RyeCombinator 290 days ago | 9 comments

Starbucks CEO Allowed to Work 1k Miles from Headquarters (bloomberg.com)

Business, Leadership, Remote Work, Starbucks

7 points by cebert 317 days ago | 1 comments

Mercedes-Benz high-power charging goes large at Starbucks (electrek.co)

Electric Vehicles, Mercedes-Benz, Starbucks, Charging Infrastructure

22 points by peutetre 345 days ago | 62 comments

US Supreme Court backs Starbucks over fired pro-union workers (reuters.com)