TATA CONSUMER PRODUCTS will push back plans for some new Starbucks store openings until later in its existing schedule as fewer customers are walking into its cafes, CEO Sunil D'Souza said on Monday.
"We will calibrate for the short term—maybe instead of opening 100, we will open 80 now, and next year we will open 120 instead of 100," D'Souza said, adding that Tata Starbucks is still focused on reaching its 2028 goal to operate 1,000 stores by 2028.
Urban consumers are cutting spending on everything, from cookies and coffee to fast food, as persistently high inflation squeezes middle-class budgets, with wages failing to keep pace.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة December 17, 2024 من Financial Express Ahmedabad.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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AAP rejects claims of nod to prosecute Kejriwal
AAM AADMI PARTY leaders in Delhi, on Saturday rejected claims that Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has granted sanction to the Enforcement Directorate to prosecute party supremo Arvind Kejriwal in the alleged excise policy scam.
Maharashtra portfolios: CM keeps home; Pawar gets finance
MAHARASHTRA CHIEF MINISTER Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday allocated portfolios to his council of ministers, retaining the crucial Home department with him.
US shutdown averted, with funding bill rushed by Senate
Gets overwhelming approval in the House of 366-34
Film fest raises toast to women, Kerala hopes industry follows
WHEN SHE SET out to direct her first feature film, Adithya Baby had an army of university classmates as her cast and crew. The familiarity of friends ensured that the production of Kamadevan Nakshatram Kandu (Cupid Saw the Star), the Malayalam language film screened at the just-concluded International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), was a safe workplace for everyone.
A 'second tree of life' could wreak havoc, scientists warn
Research on altering fundamental DNA, protein structures could lead to synthesis of lethal organisms
How to repair the planet? An answer hides in plain sight
What if we're looking at environmental problems the wrong way? What if we tackled them as a whole, instead of individually?
Shame and hypocrisy
The hypocrisy of political parties exploiting Dr. Ambedkar's name while ignoring the plight of Dalits is highlighted, along with the alarming statistics of manual scavenging, hate crimes, and discrimination faced by the Dalit community.
FIFTH COLUMN
WHAT REALLY NAUSEATED me about the shenanigans in Parliament last week was the hypocrisy.
Battle for Mont Choisy
A Sunday showdown at the 2024 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open golf finale
Big blows for the Constitution
Congress but Indira Gandhi apologized and vowed that Emergency would never be repeated.
