The Response To The Starbucks Brand Has

Any Business Today That Embraces The Status Quo As An Operating Principle Is Going To Be On A Death March.

With A Population Of More Than 600 Million People, An Emerging Middle Class That Is Driving Strong Consumption, And A Robust And Resilient Economy, Southeast Asia Presents A Compelling Growth Opportunity For Starbucks.

The Challenge Of The Retail Business Is The Human Condition.

I Conduct My Life With An Expectation That People Will Do The Right Thing. Yet Even With All My Experience, I Am Still Surprised When They Do Not.

My Biggest Concern Is That America Is Drifting Towards Mediocrity And That People Don't Recognize - And By People I'm Meaning Washington - Don't Recognize The Sense Of Urgency And The Fact That I Don't Think This Is A Crisis Anymore. I Think It's An Emergency.