Quote Originally Posted by Paul. View Post
Starbucks' empire will close if they decline at the rate they are for another few years. They've had to shut down about 20% of their stores worldwide which has led to job cuts because they're not prepared to loose 10-15% of their gigantic profits... which has led to further decline because they're making large job cuts. Not to mention a lot of their stores have been forced to close after heavy vandalisim.
Not around here, they continue to build them & the locals continue to come.

As matter of fact in my city (& most cities in western Washington, well Seattle north anyways That I know of) you can't swing a cat without hitting a coffee shop of some sort (walk-in or drive-thru) on just about every corner, or so it seems.

Washington state is known for its apples, rain, & coffee consumption; and none seem to be abating soon