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June 18, 2013
Starbucks counts calories

Starbucks Coffee Company will start including calorie information on menu boards in all U.S.-based corporate and licensed stores on June 25.

May 31, 2013
Starbucks to prohibit smoking within 25 feet of its sites

Starbucks Coffee Company is extending its indoor no-smoking policy to the outdoors. The company will prohibit anyone up to 25 feet from a Starbucks store from smoking, effective June 1, where permitted by its leases.

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.

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 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.

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.

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 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.

October 4, 2012
Starbucks sees 1,000 new U.S. stores in next five years; will accept mobile payments starting in November

Starbucks Coffee Co. founder and CEO Howard Schultz said his company plans to add 1,000 stores in the U.S. in the next five years, according to a Bloomberg report.

September 28, 2012
Report: Starbucks to expand across Scandinavia; to open in India by end of October

Starbucks Coffee Co. will open stores across the Scandinavian region in a partnership with Umoe Restaurant Group AS, a leading chain of service establishments in Scandinavia.

September 21, 2012
Starbucks in Real-Time Energy Pilot

Starbucks Coffee Company is participating in a pilot project designed to encourage employees to identify strategies that will reduce the amount of energy required to run the stores while not impacting customer service.

September 22, 2011
Sur La Table acquired by Investcorp

Sur La Table has been acquired by Investcorp, a global asset management firm.

August 15, 2011
Sur La Table to open NYC flagship in Hearst Tower

Cooking retailer Sur La Table said Monday it will open a flagship store in Hearst Tower, New York City, in late 2011.

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