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Starbucks anticipates record gift card purchases Dec. 24
Seattle - Starbucks Corp. anticipates record purchases of Starbucks gift cards on Dec. 24, citing the trend for customers to push their gift card purchases later and later. In 2013, more than 2 million Starbucks Cards were purchased in the U.S. and Canada on Christmas Eve, representing nearly 1,500 cards purchased per minute.
Report – Starbucks CEO, top execs sell millions of shares
Seattle – Top executives of Starbucks Corp., including chairman, president and CEO Howard Schultz, reportedly sold a combined total of 448,320 company shares for about $37.54 million, an average of $83.74 each, on Dec. 9 and 10, 2014. According to Barrons.com, Schultz exercised options and sold shares for a total of $28.95 million, and also gifted 175,000 shares, leaving him holding about 16.78 million shares.

Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room, Seattle

Take a video tour of Starbucks's newest retail format, which will serve as launchpad for a 100-store premium coffee chain.
Starbucks’ new Roastery format dazzles; will serve as launchpad for 100-store chain
Starbucks’ five-year plan heavy on new store formats, food growth and mobile

Seattle - Starbucks Coffee Company isn’t resting on its laurels. The chain’s five-year strategic growth plan—unveiled Thursday at its biennial Investor Day—includes new store formats, expanded food offerings, and digital initiatives.
The Container Store and more opening stores at Westchester’s Ridge Hill

Yonkers, New York - Forest City Ratner Companies, owner and developer of Westchester’s Ridge Hill in Yonkers, New York, announced that The Container Store will occupy 25,000 sq. ft. on Market Street across from The Whole Foods Market Yonkers.
Intersection of Opposites: An inspired approach to shopping center design

By Ahsin Rasheed
Starbucks’ redesigned Seattle outpost

Seattle -- Starbucks’ new outpost in the Fremont section of Seattle fits right in with the artsy neighborhood. The company moved from a smaller store in the area to a spacious two-level corner site, complete with a mezzanine.
REI names its first-ever chief creative officer

Seattle -- Outdoor outfitter REI has added a chief creative officer slot, and hired Ben Steele to fill the position, effective Jan. 1. Steele most recently served as executive creative director at global brand firm Hornall Anderson in Seattle.
REI hires first chief creative officer

Leading national outdoor gear and apparel retailer REI named agency executive Ben Steele as the company's first ever chief creative officer.

Steele most recently served as executive creative director at Hornall Anderson in Seattle, a globally recognized brand experience design agency with additional offices in London and New York. He will start in his role at REI's headquarters on January 1, 2015.
Redmond Town Center announces Guitar Center launch

Redmond, Wash. -- Guitar Center and four additional new retailers and restaurants are slated to open at Redmond Town Center, in Redmond, Wash., later this year and into next spring.
The Shops at Park Lane announces seven new retail tenants

Dallas -- The Shops at Park Lane, Dallas, has inked deals with seven new retailers and restaurants, with openings slated for late 2014 and into spring of 2015.

Starbucks anticipates record gift card purchases Dec. 24

Report – Starbucks CEO, top execs sell millions of shares

Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room, Seattle

Starbucks’ new Roastery format dazzles; will serve as launchpad for 100-store chain

Starbucks’ five-year plan heavy on new store formats, food growth and mobile

The Container Store and more opening stores at Westchester’s Ridge Hill

Intersection of Opposites: An inspired approach to shopping center design

Starbucks’ redesigned Seattle outpost

REI names its first-ever chief creative officer

REI hires first chief creative officer

Redmond Town Center announces Guitar Center launch

The Shops at Park Lane announces seven new retail tenants