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Boycott threats over refugee hiring hasn't hurt brand, says Starbucks
Published Mon, Mar 13, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Los Angeles
STARBUCKS Corp on Friday said its business has not been hurt by a social media boycott campaign started in response to the chain's promise to hire 10,000 refugees globally over the next five years.
Starbucks made its Jan 29 refugee hiring announcement on the heels of President Donald Trump's first executive order that temporarily banned travel from seven mostly Muslim nations.
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