Soooo the sad news came the other day...when we got the shock of our life....Starbucks is closing most of their stores in OZ....BOO-Hoo!!! And needless to say we didn't have many stores to spare either....they are pretty far and few here! So those like myself...who are faithful Starbucks coffee lovers are simply heartbroken! Ohhhh well guess it is now time for me to buck up and do the honest thing...support the small coffee shops!!! I'll do my best!
"Starbucks Coffee International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Starbucks Coffee Company today announced plans to restructure its business in Australia through a geographical refocus on three core cities and surrounding areas: Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. This decision will result in the closure of 61 locations throughout the country by August 3, 2008.
We would like to thank all of our customers for your continued patronage and support during the past eight years.
Starbucks has been a part of the Australian market since 2000. There are currently 84 Starbucks locations throughout the country, including Brisbane, Canberra, Gold Coast, Melbourne, South Australia, Sydney, and Tasmania. 23 stores will remain open in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and surrounding areas to serve customers in those communities."
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Oh you poor thing! =/ But like you said, it'll be better to support the local non-corporate cofee shops anyway! That's what I do in Flagler! We have a coffee shop called Java Joint only 2-blocks from our house... =)
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