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        Turning around the core business: Niccol (a former Chipotle turnaround star) openly acknowledges Starbucks’ struggles. In Q3 2025, the chain’s U.S. same-store sales fell again (about –2%, marking the sixth straight quarterly    
        
    
        
     
                            