LAS VEGAS— Howard Schultz gave a full endorsement of Starbucks SBUX 0.03% Chief Executive Brian Niccol’s turnaround plan, with the chain’s former leader saying work under way is helping to ...

LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said Wednesday that he “did a cartwheel” in his living room when current chief executive Brian Niccol first coined his “back to ...

Howard Schultz, the former CEO of Starbucks, said he did a "cartwheel in my living room" when he heard Brian Niccol's turnaround plan for the coffee chain. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images; Michael ...

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Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz drinks from a Starbucks mug while testifying before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to answer questions about the company’s ...

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz drinks from a Starbucks mug while testifying before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to answer questions about the company’s ...