
Starbucks Struggles to Find a New Identity in Cutthroat China
Published on: Aug. 14, 2025, 4:50 a.m. | Source: Livemint
When a group of private equity investors and Chinese technology companies were asked for ideas on how they would revive Starbucks Corp.’s fortunes in the world’s second-largest economy, the most common advice was: Be a lot more like the local competition that beat you.