i mean, clearly howard schultz found a market rationale to give his workers great pay. i don't think anybody expects to be at, you know, for a career, although there's a lot of advanced movement up. wal-mart is another example of that 7070 5% of management positions at wal-mart are hired from people who started out hourly. you can be a manager at a regional wal-mart without a college degree making $250,000 a year. that's great stuff. mean wal-mart started out being a place that was really harsh to its workers and it's had a real kind of come to jesus moment. i think literally it's a religious company and they they treat their workers. the workers there that i spoke to that i interviewed were really happy. they're amazon as well. i got say i know that there's a lot of reporting out there. you know, what the warehouse is like. and i interview somebody who at some point had worked in the warehouse and it had been really dreadful and she's a really hard worker. and she said was the only job that got the better of her. but i spoke to amazon drivers, packers and people in oth

i mean, clearly howard schultz found a market rationale to give his workers great pay. i don't think anybody expects to be at, you know, for a career, although there's a lot of advanced movement up. wal-mart is another example of that 7070 5% of management positions at wal-mart are hired from people who started out hourly. you can be a manager at a regional wal-mart without a college degree making $250,000 a year. that's great stuff. mean wal-mart started out being a place that was really harsh to its workers and it's had a real kind of come to jesus moment. i think literally it's a religious company and they they treat their workers. the workers there that i spoke to that i interviewed were really happy. they're amazon as well. i got say i know that there's a lot of reporting out there. you know, what the warehouse is like. and i interview somebody who at some point had worked in the warehouse and it had been really dreadful and she's a really hard worker. and she said was the only job th got the better of her. but i spoke to amazon drivers, packers and people in other

that's something that goes back to howard schultz and the foundational values in the company and havingpe of interaction with starbucks something the brand needs to get back to and remind consumers why it's worth it to go every time and particularly in an environment where people are being discerning where they're spending their money they believe that brian niccols is the right one to get that balance. >> what is get the morning right ef every morning? >> i would say if you think about the tradition and the routine for people starting their day with coffee or a specialty beverage from a place like starbucks you want the morning to go well, you have a good connection with the barista, the drink order is correct and your wait time isn't long and i thinkgetting clear on th items and how many items are on the orders as you said it could be streamlined under his operations here. >> we see starbucks shares up about 1.25% today on the message from brian niccols as we head into the close the s&p 500 is close to the highs for the day, up about .4% at this point you see the nasdaq leading the wa

. >> that's something the former owner did under howard schultz.he green apron. he wants to do that to immerse himself in the business. we do know brian has visited cafes and workers to try to understand the challenges. that will be really key. they need to streamline. they need to win back gen z. there are all things he executed well at chipotle, and the company is looking forward to it. >> mine is get better coffee. that could be better said than done. that's it for "the exchange." we'll keep monitoring the ee haven't on ""power lunch"" and i'll join him after a quick break. (man) look at this silly little sailboat... these men of means with their silver spoons, eating up the financial favors of the 1%. what would become of them when they discover robinhood gold allows others to earn their very liberal rates on idle cash unlimited deposit bonuses and handsome retirement matching? ♪ they would descend into chaos. merciless chaos. daughter: hey, dad. dad: hey, sweetheart. daughter: what are you doing? dad: i'm gonna clean the fence. daughter: it's

liz: will you hover like howard schultz over at starbucks? >> no, no, i'll be in the background if he needs it. >> [closing bell ringing] liz: job well done. tomorrow zscaler ceo and minnesota vikings owner with green on the screen for the dow and the transports we'll see you tomorrow. larry: hello folks welcome to kudlow i'm larry kudlow. well, fear on the campaign trail is what it's like trying to figure out vice president kamala harris' policy agenda. kellyanne conway in a moment but first up edward lawrence in the line of fire. edward? reporter: larry, we're getting that policy in drips here. the vice president says she's going to focus on tax deductions for start-up businesses. it's actually a plan that republicans had six years ago out of the house of representatives which former president trump supported. well the vice president is now adopting some of that. she wants to now increase the deductions for start-ups from 5,000 to $50,000 in expenses. this seems to be a nod to the fact it's more expensive to start a business and the vice pr

liz: will you hover like howard schultz over at starbucks?ing] liz: job well done. tomorrow zscaler ceo and minnesota vikings owner with green on the screen for the dow and the transports we'll see you tomorrow. larry: hello folks welcome to kudlow i'm larry kudlow. well, fear on the campaign trail is what it's like trying to figure out vice president kamala harris' policy agenda. kellyanne conway in

i'm not sure this is some kind of howard schultz situation. >> so -- >> there were failures at the topure. you know, donaho was the right guide for acceleration. he is not the right guy in a troubled environment. as an outside consultant-- >> but didn't he create the troubled environment part? that's the conundrum here. >> i think he contributed to it. consults have no good rep with the rank and file. they're constantly making change, and to me he was the wrong guy post-2021. but i don't think that bringing back a long-time veteran is necessarily nike's solution. you can't go backwards to restore the past at the same time you are trying to be innovative for the future. >> i don't know. he may be just the person. i look at things a little differently. if i look at this situation, it seems like this is kind of what they need. they -- the pendulum swung too far with going direct to consumer. they need to get back to basics. they have the direct to consumer, can hold that, but they need to improve what they were doing with their partners. i look at him as having an easier task than if you