Retail

Starbucks (SBUX) Loses "Founder Premium"

Sack the CEO and bring back the founder. The market likes it. And, it worked at Starbucks (SBUX) for all of four days. The shares have fallen as low as $18.92 in today’s trading.

The shares should not have moved up in the first place. Howard Schultz may be the best person to run the coffee chain, but the problems of a tarnished image and too many stores in the US may take a year or more to solve.

Schultz will have to contend with high milk prices and the fact that a recession will even hurt people with enough money to spend $4 on a cup of coffee.

Starbucks made the right move changing management, but it may not be reflected before 2009.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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