Brewer is using her retail expertise—she’s the former CEO of Walmart’s Sam’s Club—to tune up Starbucks’ operations. The coffee giant has doubled down on popular cold beverages and its best-in-class rewards program, which now counts 17.2 million members. So far, her initiatives are working: In July, the company reported its fastest sales growth in three years.
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