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Starbucks CEO's refugee comments sour customer views of chain: survey
Yahoo Finance ^

Posted on 03/10/2017 4:39:20 AM PST by Red in Blue PA

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp's (SBUX.O) vow to hire thousands of refugees after President Donald Trump's first executive order that temporarily banned travel from seven mostly-Muslim nations appears to be hurting customer sentiment of the coffee chain.

Trump supporters have used Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites to call for a boycott since Jan. 29, when Starbucks Chief Executive Howard Schultz vowed to hire 10,000 refugees over five years in the countries where it does business.

Schultz in a letter to employees said the promise of the American Dream was "being called into question" and that "the civility and human rights we have all taken for granted for so long are under attack."

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To: polymuser

What? Never heard that. Seriously?


41 posted on 03/10/2017 8:17:20 AM PST by goodnesswins (Say hello to President Trump)
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To: goodnesswins

I know women workers in stores in Somali areas. Yes, it is that way. Somali immigrant women will squat and pee anywhere, even in a store aisle. Third world nasty.


42 posted on 03/10/2017 8:26:41 AM PST by polymuser (There's a yuuuge basket of deportables.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Really? The comments you made is hurting sales? That and your coffee is non drinkable, and no free refills...and most important, overpriced.


43 posted on 03/10/2017 9:14:40 AM PST by ConservaTeen (Islam is Not the Religion of Peace, but The religion of Pedophilia...)
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To: Chickensoup
Well Starbucks has stores in 70 countries and is not hiring illegal aliens, but legal refugees so I have no problems with them hiring refugees across the world.

I took the CEO's comment at the time as a finger to the chest. I am so much better than you deplorable republicans. Most of the refugees will never work unless they learn the language of their host country. Even then it is doubtful. My guess is the ones that obtain legal status, will just collect benefits. If your collecting benefits, why work at Starbucks? I haven't boycotted Starbucks completely. They are just last on the list now.

44 posted on 03/10/2017 9:55:38 AM PST by EVO X
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