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Starbucks With sales shrinking in its biggest markets, Starbucks poached Chipotle Mexican Grill star CEO Brian Niccol to turn around the coffee chain’s fortunes, replacing Laxman Narasimhan.
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Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
The increase in the stipend comes as the PGA Tour has increased the prize money pool in its competitions as LIV Golf began poaching some of the legacy tour’s biggest talents.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Walmart's move at the time -- poaching from one of Wall Street's elite firms diving headlong into online banking -- underscored the seriousness of the retailer's intent to weave itself into the financial lives of its customers.
—Sridhar Natarajanand Jaewon Kang Bloomberg News (wpns), arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Winsor had been personally recruited by the developer Trammell Crow, who recognized his leadership skills and poached him from Texas Instruments.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
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Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
The increase in the stipend comes as the PGA Tour has increased the prize money pool in its competitions as LIV Golf began poaching some of the legacy tour’s biggest talents.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Walmart's move at the time -- poaching from one of Wall Street's elite firms diving headlong into online banking -- underscored the seriousness of the retailer's intent to weave itself into the financial lives of its customers.
—Sridhar Natarajanand Jaewon Kang Bloomberg News (wpns), arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Winsor had been personally recruited by the developer Trammell Crow, who recognized his leadership skills and poached him from Texas Instruments.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Poach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poach. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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