Starbucks News Archives

Seattle-based Starbucks Corp. last week announced plans to close 600 company-run stores across the United States, representing a sizeable jolt from earlier projections that 100 stores would be shuttered.

I still remember my first Starbucks moment. It was in 1988 at a new mini-size coffee bar in Illinois Center.

One coffee drinker's bad news is another coffee drinker's good news, it seems. Financial woes at Starbucks Corp., which is planning to close 600 underperforming U.S. stores, is evoking glee and little sympathy ...

Starbucks Corp. plans to close 600 coffee shops across the country, but won't shutter any Athens-area stores.

U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, after embattled automaker GM surprised Wall Street with stronger-than-expected June sales and financial shares reversed earlier losses as investors scoured for bargains, ...

History will record that in the summer of 2008 the Starbucks Corporation announced that in the United States of America it would be closing 600 locations, leaving only approximately 1,975 million locations ...

Queensborough Neighborhood Association will have an oil and gas mineral rights leasing meeting for property owners from 6 to 8 p.m. July 10 in the auditorium at the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum, 3015 ...

On Tuesday Starbucks announced what once was considered unthinkable: it plans to close about 600 under-performing company stores, and open less than 200 in the coming year.

Starbucks wants to get back to its roots to help turn around its ailing fortunes.

Owner Clay Bennett happily reached a settlement and will take the SuperSonics to Oklahoma City.

Starbucks Corp. said Tuesday it will close 600 company-operated stores in the next year, up dramatically from its previous plan for 100 closures, a sign the coffee shop operator continues to struggle with the ...

Drinkers of frothy lattes, European-style macchiatos and syrupy Frappuccinos across the United States were in denial Wednesday as Starbucks fell victim to the economic downturn and announced it was closing 600 ...

Clay Bennett finally found a dollar amount that would sever his contentious relationship with the city of Seattle - $75 million.

A man driving a bulldozer was shot dead after going on a rampage on a crowded Jerusalem street Wednesday, killing at least two people and wounding at least 20 when he plowed into a string of vehicles.

Approximately 600 Underperforming Stores will be Closed as Company takes Significant Step toward Improving Long-Term Profitable Growth Seattle, WA - infoZine - Starbucks Corporation has announced the next step ...

KRT NEWS STORY SLUGGED: COFFEE KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY RAUL RUBIERA/MIAMI HERALD Haitian Bleu, a blend of Haitian coffee sold at Barnie's Coffee and Tea Company in Miami, Florida.

When a business borrows money so it can reinvest it in hopes of getting a higher return, it's called leverage.

Pleasanton, Calif.-based Safeway Inc. unveiled an upscale store in downtown Bellevue, Wash., which is designed for an affluent clientele, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer . The Bellevue store ...

After supporting Seattle's Gay Pride Parade, sponsoring numerous events for gay-rights groups, and stirring up controversy in 2005 by printing a quote from gay novelist Armistead Maupin on its cups, Starbucks ...