Guns. Religion. Abortion. These are the no-win arguments that spoil family gatherings — and the stuff of retailers' nightmares. Starbucks has found itself in the middle of just such an argument as its stores became forums for demonstrations by both pro-gun and gun-control advocates. All for a firearm policy that hasn ...

Coffee chain Starbucks Corp. is sticking to its policy of letting customers carry guns where it's legal and said it does not want to be put in the middle of a larger gun-control debate. The company's statement, issued Wednesday, stems from recent campaign by ...

Starbucks Corp. said Wednesday that it will expand sales of its instant coffee overseas this spring while adding packets of it to thousands of retail locations in the next six months. The company plans to begin selling Via, which comes in a cylindrical plastic ...