Question: What turnaround strategy did CEO Howard Schultz implement between 2 0 0 8 and 2 0 0 9 after rejoining the company on January 8

What turnaround strategy did CEO Howard Schultz implement between 2008 and 2009 after rejoining the company on January 8,2008?
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Expanding operations through geographic diversification (e.g., by doubling the number of stores from 8,500 to almost 17,000) and product-market diversification (e.g., by branching into sandwiches, ice cream, deserts, books, music, and other retail merchandise.)
Reducing operating expenses through layoffs.
Adopting a new technology (such as its first reward program that later became Mobile Order & Pay) to increase customer engagement and introducing a new service (such as Via, a new instant coffee.)
All of the other three answers.

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