Starbucks Makes It To Russia!
Starbucks coffee opened its first shop in Russia, in a mall in the Moscow suburb of Khimki. In 2005, Starbucks had to sue a Russian lawyer who had registered the name in Russia and offered to sell the rights to the company for $600,000. Russian courts found in favor of Starbucks. The company will have to compete with popular Russian coffee chains like Shokoladnitsa, which has 140 outlets in Russia, and Coffee House, which has 163 outlets in the capital alone.
As we know in America, it is Starbucks goal to put a Starbucks on every corner. Now they are sending their java jolt abroad. Let's all get wired!
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