The article highlights significant challenges for Starbucks, including labor inflation and competition, which are negatively impacting its financial performance. The mention of declining revenues and EPS in Q4, along with expected continued decline in Q1, suggests a negative short-term impact on the stock price. The involvement of former Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol in strategy changes adds a potential positive long-term outlook, but the immediate financial challenges are likely to weigh on the stock.