In Pictur: Billnaire Howard Schultz At Starbucks’ annual meetg Seattle on Wednday a shareholr plaed to the chief executive, Howard Schultz, that the pany had lost ctomers bee of s support for gay marriage. Last year Starbucks announced s support for Washgton's state's referendum backg gay marriage, and rponse [...]
Contents:
- STARBUCKS CEO HOLDS HIS GROUND ON GAY MARRIAGE
- STARBUCKS GAY MARRIAGE STANCE: CEO PUTS SMACKDOWN ON ANTI-MARRIAGE EQUALY SHAREHOLR
- HOWARD SCHULTZ TO ANTI-GAY-MARRIAGE STARBUCKS SHAREHOLR: 'YOU CAN SELL YOUR SHAR'
- GAY MARRIAGE
STARBUCKS CEO HOLDS HIS GROUND ON GAY MARRIAGE
Chief Executive Howard Schultz ved a disgntled anti-gay marriage vtor to sell off his Starbucks shar if he didn't like the pany's support. * starbucks view on gay marriage *
His openg sentence reads:"At the Starbucks annual shareholrs meetg on Wednday, CEO Howard Schultz sent a clear msage to anyone who supports tradnal marriage over gay marriage: we don't want your bs.
STARBUCKS GAY MARRIAGE STANCE: CEO PUTS SMACKDOWN ON ANTI-MARRIAGE EQUALY SHAREHOLR
Starbucks CEO Smacks Down Anti-Gay Marriage Shareholr * starbucks view on gay marriage *
The thor, Victor Meda, opens wh this:"At the Starbucks annual shareholrs meetg on Wednday, CEO Howard Schultz sent a clear msage to anyone who supports tradnal marriage over gay marriage: we don't want your bs. The article, "Howard Schultz to Anti-Gay-Marriage Starbucks Shareholr: 'You Can Sell Your Shar, " accurately reflects the ntext and rponse to a shareholr's qutn, Starbucks' CEO rpond:"If you feel, rpectfully, that you n get a higher return than the 38% you got last year, 's a ee untry. At the annual Starbucks shareholrs meetg, shareholr Tom Strobhar noted that Starbucks’ support for gay marriage Washgton state had led to a boytt which st the pany revenue.
HOWARD SCHULTZ TO ANTI-GAY-MARRIAGE STARBUCKS SHAREHOLR: 'YOU CAN SELL YOUR SHAR'
* starbucks view on gay marriage *
Schultz replied that supportg gay marriage was not an enomic cisn and if Strobhar thought he uld get a higher return elsewhere he uld sell his shar Starbucks.
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz dug his heels about gay marriage after an vtor plaed that the pany's support was erodg s bottom le. In March 2012, the Natnal Organizatn for Marriage stuted a "Dump Starbucks" boytt bee of the pany's support of gay marriage. "Until January a year ago, we existed whout makg gay marriage a re value of our pany, " said Stber.
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GAY MARRIAGE
Dan Cathy, CEO of Chick-Fil-A, announced his opposn to gay marriage last year. Bs surged as ctomers led up at the fast food cha to show their support, while gay upl staged a "kiss day" prott. Strobhar said he believed Starbucks lost revenue bee of s public support for a 2012 same-sex marriage referendum, which turn spired boytts om anti-gay-marriage groups, such as the Natnal Organizatn for Marriage.
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