NEW YORK — For years, Starbucks has blamed inconsistent sales in the United States on a familiar culprit: stores that can’t reliably keep basics on hand. Missing milk deliveries, unavailable pastries, or even a lack of cup lids have repeatedly disrupted the customer experience across the company’s thousands of U.S. locations. The issue has persisted… Continue reading Are AI Misfires and Fragmented Suppliers Just a Temporary Storm in Starbucks’ Coffee Cup?
