Nine dollars for a Starbucks is an ‘affordable luxury’?

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Nine dollars for a Starbucks is an ‘affordable luxury’? CEOs need to wake up and smell the coffee | Arwa Mahdawi

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...

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
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(Wed, 6 May 2026 10:00:06 +0000)