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May 20, 2013
Seattle’s Best opens 10 drive-thru windows in Texas

Starbucks subsidiary Seattle’s Best Coffee opened 10 new drive-through windows at restaurants throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

May 17, 2013
Starbucks names Chiquita exec as executive VP, global supply chain

Starbucks Coffee Co. has appointed Deverl Maserang as executive VP leading the company’s global supply chain organization, effective June 3.

May 13, 2013
Starbucks eyes Myanmar expansion

Based on the success of its recent entries into the Indian and Vietnamese markets, Starbucks Coffee Company plans to enter the Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar within the next couple of years.

May 10, 2013
Starbucks celebrates new store in Tokyo

Starbucks Coffee Company’s CEO Howard Schultz celebrated the opening of the new Starbucks Meguro store in Tokyo.

May 2, 2013
Starbucks shakes up senior management

Starbucks Coffee Co. is shaking up its senior management team with five promotions and two new appointments.

April 25, 2013
Starbucks’ Q2 profit tops estimates

Starbucks Coffee Company reported that its second-quarter profit rose 26% to $390.4 million, up from $309.9 million last year, amid sales increases in the Americas and Asia regions.

April 23, 2013
Starbucks, Chicago
Starbucks Coffee Company's two-level store at the corner of Chicago's Oak and Rush Streets has a distinct Chicago feel, and reinforces the company's recycled, reclaimed and reused materials philosophy and coffee origins theme.
April 4, 2013
Starbucks appoints Disney exec as global chief strategy officer

Starbucks Coffee Company announced that it has appointed Matthew Ryan as global chief strategy officer.

April 4, 2013
Starbucks ramping up Southeast Asia growth with 200 stores in four years

Starbucks Coffee Company reaffirmed its commitment to accelerate growth in Southeast Asia, announcing plans to open 100 stores in Indonesia over the next three years and another 100 stores in the Philippines over the next four years.

March 25, 2013
Starbucks CEO defends company’s same-sex marriage stance

Howard Schultz, founder and CEO of Starbucks Coffee Company, has never been one to shy away from taking a stand.

March 21, 2013
Starbucks to expand loyalty program to Teavana and supermarkets

Starbucks Coffee Co. is expanding its customer loyalty program to the supermarket channel and its Teavana stores as it looks to double membership from 4.5 million members at the end of October 2012 to approximately nine million members by the end of fiscal 2013.

February 21, 2013
CSA conference debuts real estate track; Container Store, Starbucks, Macy’s among retail speakers

The SPECS conference, presented each year by Chain Store Age, will debut a real estate track as part of the 49th annual event.

February 6, 2013
Starbucks makes New Delhi debut

Tata Starbucks Limited, the 50/50 joint venture between Starbucks Coffee Company and India’s Tata Global Beverages Limited, opened Starbucks’ first location in New Delhi.

February 1, 2013
Starbucks makes Vietnam debut; sees potential there for ‘hundreds’ of cafes

Starbucks Coffee Co. opened its first location in Vietnam, following an expanded long-term relationship with Hong Kong Maxim’s Group.

January 24, 2013
Starbucks profit up 12%; 1,300 stores on tap for 2013

Starbucks Corp. said its profit rose in its first quarter as customers spent more at its stores in the United States and Asia.

January 4, 2013
Actor Patrick Dempsey's group wins bid for Tully’s

TC Global Inc., which operates 47 Tully’s Coffee Shops, announced that it is a step closer to exiting from bankruptcy with the sale of its assets to Global Baristas, the investment group led by actor Patrick Dempsey, star of television’s Grey's Anatomy.

January 2, 2013
Report: Starbucks among the bidders for Tully’s Coffee

Starbucks Coffee Co. is one of seven bidders for Tully's Coffee, according to The Seattle Times.

January 2, 2013
Starbucks completes Teavana acquisition

Starbucks Coffee Company announced that it has completed its acquisition of Teavana Holdings has formally closed, making Teavana a wholly-owned subsidiary of Starbucks.

December 7, 2012
Starbucks, Amsterdam

Starbucks blends tradition with innovation, transforming the vault of the historic Amsterdamsche Bank, a landmark building in Rembrandt Square, into its largest store in Europe. The chain’s first “concept” store in Europe, it spans 4,500 sq. ft. and was conceived as a theatre space with a 57-foot coffee bar as its stage, with multi-level areas that provide stages for local bands, poetry readings and other cultural activities. The store will function as a test space for rare and exclusive coffees, diverse coffee brewing methods, and new food concepts.

December 6, 2012
Starbucks to open 1,500 new stores in U.S. by 2017

Starbucks Coffee Co. announced accelerated global growth plans that include opening at least 1,500 stores in the United States during the next five years.

December 3, 2012
Report: Starbucks may reconsider U.K. tax payments

Starbucks Coffee Co. is considering changes to its tax practices in the U.K. in the wake of criticism from lawmakers, tax campaigners and the media, according to Reuters.

November 26, 2012
Starbucks opens 100th store in Beijing

Starbucks Coffee Co. advanced its growth plans in China with the opening of its 100th store in Beijing.

November 15, 2012
Starbucks acquires Teavana for$620 million in all-cash deal

Starbucks Coffee Co. announced it will acquire specialty tea chain Teavana Holdings for $620 million in a move to gain traction in the $40 billion global tea industry.

November 8, 2012
Starbucks goes live with Square Wallet mobile payment application

Starbucks Coffee Co. started will accepting Square’s mobile payment application, Square Wallet, in approximately 7,000 U.S. Starbucks stores.

November 2, 2012
Starbucks raises forecast on strong sales; opening 1,300 stores in 2013

Starbucks Coffee Co. reported a higher-than expected net income of $359 million for its fourth quarter, compared with $358.5 million in the year-ago period.

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