* "Starbucks found ways to make money without adding seven stores a day, as it had in 2007." (It now adds two stores a day.)
* After falling from a high of 176,000 employees in late 2008 to 137,000 in 2010, the company's head count grew to 149,000 last fall.
* Starbucks has fewer than 7,000 stores in foreign countries vs. 11,000 in the U.S. Of the 800 stores it plans to open this year, 600 will be in international markets -- and a quarter of those will be in China.
Starbucks' annual shareholders' meeting, by the way, is Wednesday.
* More thoughtful, still innovative Starbucks steaming hot
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Posted by: Monster | March 22, 2012 at 12:56 AM
How about the fact that since the shareholder's meeting, I have gotten two calls at my store harassing me and my partners because STarbucks supports gay marriage. I am completely appalled at these callers who say they are from a BIG church and are now boycotting Starbucks coffee. It is annoying. I support Starbucks and I love that my company stands for equality. There are some narrow minded people out there with nothing better to do that harass Starbucks employees. I don't believe in God, but I don't call churches and harass them about promoting him.
Posted by: Guat.my.mala | March 22, 2012 at 09:59 AM