Friday, July 04, 2008

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Starbucks to Close 600 U.S. Stores

starbucks ext.SEATTLE — Starbucks Corp. announced Tuesday it will close 600 company-operated stores in the next year as the faltering U.S. economy hastened the pain caused by the company's own rapid expansion.


Starbucks said its decision was the result of a rigorous evaluation of its U.S.  ...                


 
 
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