Now, Schultz is stepping down as Chairman of Starbucks to pursue other interests. What does the future hold for Starbucks without Schultz at the helm? No one will argue with a straight face that Starbucks is better off without Schultz. As a William Blair analyst recently put it, Starbucks faces "an almost unbridgeable gap" with the departure of Schultz. Similarly, no one could replace Ray Kroc at McDonald's, or Sam Walton at Wal-Mart.

Source: Forbes June 05, 2018 21:11 UTC