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Starbucks' new CEO Laxman Narasimhan says he plans to work a half-day shift once a month in one of the company's stores in an effort to stay close to its culture and customers. Narasimhan, who took the reins as CEO earlier this week, said in a letter to Starbucks' employees Thursday that he also expects the company's leadership team to be connected and engaged in stores. While our performance is strong, our health needs to be stronger, Narasimhan wrote in the letter. We must care for the artists and the theater in the front of our stores and the factory in the back. Having a CEO work in stores is new for Seattle-based Starbucks, but not unprecedented among big companies. DoorDash CEO Tony Xu and his executive team make DoorDash deliveries once a month, for example. Narasimhan, 55, issued the letter just prior to the company's annual meeting, which was held virtually. The former PepsiCo executive has spent the last six months immersing himself in Starbucks, earning his barista ...
Family members of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Hiraben, who passed away on Friday, have thanked everyone for their prayers and requested people to continue with their scheduled work, saying it would be a befitting tribute to her. "We thank everyone for their prayers in these tough times. It is our humble request to everyone to keep the departed soul in their thoughts and continue with their pre-decided schedule and commitments. That would be a befitting tribute to Hiraba," family sources said. Modi will himself attend several development programmes in West Bengal though video-conferencing. Hiraben passed away at a hospital in Ahmedabad on Friday. She was 99.