<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Nine dollars for a Starbucks is an ‘affordable luxury’?]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Nine dollars for a Starbucks is an ‘affordable luxury’? CEOs need to wake up and smell the coffee | Arwa Mahdawi</p><p>The head honcho thinks splurging nearly $10 on a beverage during a cost-of-living crisis is fine for a ‘special experience’. It’s time to offer my own valuable advice I don’t mean to vent, but what is up with Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol...</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/06/nine-dollars-for-a-starbucks-is-an-affordable-luxury-ceos-need-to-wake-up-and-smell-the-coffee" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://www.</span><span>theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span>2026/may/06/nine-dollars-for-a-starbucks-is-an-affordable-luxury-ceos-need-to-wake-up-and-smell-the-coffee</span></a><br /><a href="https://mstd.seungjin.net/tags/Starbucks" rel="tag">#<span>Starbucks</span></a> <a href="https://mstd.seungjin.net/tags/Costoflivingcrisis" rel="tag">#<span>Costoflivingcrisis</span></a> <a href="https://mstd.seungjin.net/tags/Coffee" rel="tag">#<span>Coffee</span></a> <a href="https://mstd.seungjin.net/tags/Food" rel="tag">#<span>Food</span></a>&amp;drinkindustry <a href="https://mstd.seungjin.net/tags/USnews" rel="tag">#<span>USnews</span></a> <a href="https://mstd.seungjin.net/tags/TheGuardian" rel="tag">#<span>TheGuardian</span></a><br />(Wed, 6 May 2026 10:00:06 +0000)</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/a52f8171-51b1-41c7-9b49-1a83d9ad6edd/nine-dollars-for-a-starbucks-is-an-affordable-luxury</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 23:37:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/a52f8171-51b1-41c7-9b49-1a83d9ad6edd.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 03:42:11 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl></channel></rss>