Tag: Starbucks
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Starbucks workers kick off 65-store US strike on company’s busy Red Cup Day
More than 1,000 unionized Starbucks workers went on strike at 65 U.S. stores Thursday to protest a lack of progress in labor negotiations with the company. The strike was intended to disrupt Starbucks’ Red Cup Day, which is typically one of the company’s busiest days of the year. Since 2018, Starbucks has given out free,…
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Starbucks to close stores, lay off 900 workers as part of turnaround plan
Starbucks is laying off around 900 non-retail employees and closing some U.S. and Canadian stores as it focuses more of its resources on a turnaround. The Seattle coffee giant will notify employees whose positions are being eliminated early Friday and said that it plans to close an undetermined number of stores in North America in…
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Starbucks partners with Volvo to boost EV charging stations from Denver to Seattle
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Starbucks customers traveling cross country from Denver to Seattle are now being offered an extra jolt — for electric vehicles. Initiated in August of 2022, the coffee retailer has installed multiple electric vehicle charging stations at its locations along the route between its headquarters in Seattle and the Denver metro area, according to a press release…
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Bad to the bean: Bad Ass Coffee adds second Colorado Springs-area location
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Colorado Springs coffee drinkers seemingly can’t get enough of the beverage and coffee retailers apparently can’t get enough of Colorado Springs. Bad Ass Coffee, the Hawaiian coffee concept whose first area outlet debuted more than a year ago in unincorporated Falcon, has opened a second location at Woodmen and Marksheffel roads in northeast Colorado Springs;…
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Starbucks employees on strike across Colorado
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Starbucks employees at the Garden of the Gods location in Colorado Springs are on strike Friday due to unfair labor practices perpetuated by the company and alleged attacks on the LGBTQIA+ community, according to a Friday morning press release. “Workers are on strike! We are asking Starbucks to respect Pride decorations and celebrations, and to…
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Starbucks teams up with DoorDash for Denver deliveries
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Starbucks can now be delivered to your door in Denver. DoorDash and Starbucks have partnered to offer delivery service in Denver beginning Tuesday, Jan. 31. Starbucks said customers can now order Starbucks for delivery through the DoorDash app on iOS or Android devices and DoorDash.com.…
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Greeley Starbucks becomes 8th statewide to unionize
A Greeley Starbucks became the eight in the state to unionize after employees voted 20-1 in favor of the move Tuesday night. The journey to unionize began on August 5 when 90% of employees petitioned for recognition as a union. Employees from the store located at 2604 11th Ave. cast their votes throughout the day.…
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Girls With Impact to host skills boot camp Saturday
Metro Denver area families looking to get their high-school, or middle-school, aged girls a leg up in the workforce have an opportunity this weekend to attend a free boot camp from the nonprofit Girls With Impact Business Academy. The half-day boot camp is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Westminster High School, 6933…