All posts tagged "Starbucks"

  • Choi Yang-hee, minister of science, ICT and future planning, delivers a lecture on startups for young adults at a Starbucks cafe on March 29. (Yonhap)
    Starbucks expands ‘startup cafe’ service in Korea

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Starbucks Korea opened three more “startup” cafes aimed at helping foster the launch of creative businesses by young adults on Tuesday in partnership with the government. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning...

    • Posted March 29, 2016
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  • Starbucks Shareholders Prepaid Card
    Starbucks to offer prepaid cards to boost rewards program

    NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks says it will introduce a prepaid card by the end of the year that lets people earn points for its rewards program. The Seattle-based company plans to offer the card through Chase...

    • Posted March 23, 2016
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  • Daniel Lim Cypress High School 11th grade
    Starbucks’ cup design results in uproar

    Up until this year, as winter came around, the popular corporation known as Starbucks changed the design of their cup in order to celebrate the holidays. This year, Starbucks revamped their winter design to have a simple...

    • Posted December 14, 2015
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  • (Korea Times file)
    Starbucks tops list as S. Korean’s favorite coffee: report

    Koreans’ most-beloved coffee chain is Starbucks, according to a survey. In polling agency Realmeter’s survey, Starbucks topped the list, earning 16.5 percent of votes. Next were Ediya (9.4 percent), Caffe Bene (7.6 percent), Angel-in-us (7 percent) and...

    • Posted October 7, 2015
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    Starbucks: Prices for some drinks to go up by another 5 to 20 cents

    NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks is raising prices again starting Tuesday, with the increases ranging from 5 to 20 cents for most affected drinks, the company said. The Seattle-based company also raised prices nationally about a year...

    • Posted July 6, 2015
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  • Signboard for one in Gyeongbok Palace Subway Station
    Starbucks in Korea costs twice as much as US

    If you are a fan of Starbucks in Korea, be prepared to open up your wallet. In fact, be ready to pay twice as much as Americans. According to a recent report from the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion...

    • Posted August 30, 2014
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  • Signboard for Starbucks store near The Westin Chosun’s rear entrance, Sogong-dong, Seoul.
    Seoul is the most Starbucks-filled city in the world

    Move over, New York City — Seoul is the city with the most number of Starbucks in the world, with 284. According to Quartz, which calculated the number of stores based on postal addresses in the coffee...

    • Posted May 29, 2014
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