STEVE INSKEEP, Host:
Its stock price is down almost 50 percent from a year ago - 50 percent, that's like the difference between a venti and a tall. And the giant coffee chain has brought back its former CEO Howard Schultz to run the company. Schultz has publicly complained that Starbucks is losing its way.
RENEE MONTAGNE, Host:
And forgetting about consumers as it expands. Schultz says he plans to open fewer stores this year. He also faces a slowdown in consumer spending and heavy competition from McDonald's, Steve - McDonald's. The hamburger chain plans to open coffee bars in its fast food outlets in a bit, to steal Starbucks' customers.