Schultz said he did a "cartwheel in my living room" when he heard Niccol's turnaround plan for the coffee chain.

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz made a surprise appearance at the company's Leadership Experience in Las Vegas.

Howard Schultz gave a full endorsement of Starbucks Chief Executive Brian Niccol’s turnaround plan, with the chain’s former ...

TheStreet. Have a seat and let Brian Niccol tell you all about his big ideas for Starbucks (SBUX) . Actually, seats are a ...

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has been a lifelong champion of the kind of sentimental urban progressivism that has helped to turn the public spaces of cities such as Portland and Philadelphia ...

Howard Schultz, former chief executive officer of Starbucks, is retiring from the company's board of directors, the company announced Wednesday. Schultz, who has been with the company 41 years ...

Starbucks (SBUX) has been through a rough period recently, and CEO Brian Niccol plans to change that. The new CEO has impressed Starbucks’ former CEO, Howard Schultz. He praised Niccol’s turnaround ...

Starting in September, Starbucks will also add a full-time assistant store manager in most of its US locations to aid head ...

Howard Schultz, who had just begun his third stint as the company’s chief executive, became irritated and shot back: “If you’re not happy at Starbucks, you can go work for another company.” ...

Howard Schultz knows about overcoming obstacles and finding success. The 71-year-old billionaire is best known for his career growing Starbucks Coffee into the behemoth chain it is today.

Photo: Alexandra Larkin Speaking before a stadium of more than 14,000 North American cafe managers and other company leaders here Wednesday, Schultz said those doubting Starbucks’s ability to ...