Starbucks on the Ropes

After decades of growth, Starbucks has hit a pile of serious competition. The old-fashioned mom and pop coffeehouse has driven about 100 Starbucks out of business. The company's CEO says it's time to get back to the basics, whatever those are. He wants both managers and staff to relearn whatever it was that they forgot. In my case, I don't like the company's coffee to begin with. So if they close the Starbucks down the street, I won't miss it at all.