

Starbucks is spending $1 billion on comfy armchairs, plants and hardcover books to spruce up its coffee shops – betting that's enough to lure back lonely customers fed-up with the digital age.

Brian Niccol, Starbucks CEO, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss his first two years at the company and a new memo to employees on how the company has improved.

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol said the next step in the chain's turnaround involves prioritizing cafe makeovers and continuing to improve the customer experience. During Niccol's tenure over the last two years, Starbucks has tried to win back coffee drinkers by returning to its roots.

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Brian Niccol's first two years at the helm of Starbucks have been a qualified success as his focus on store improvements and marketing has brought customers back to the world's largest coffeehouse chain.

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Starbucks' sales show management's turnaround efforts are working. Dutch Bros continues to expand.

The public remains skeptical of the union bosses calling the shots in today's labor movement, a group claims.