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Starbucks Corp. (SBUX), the world’s largest coffee-shop operator, said third-quarter profit rose 34 per cent as customer traffic increased in the U.S.Net income in the period ended July 3 climbed to $279.1 million, or 36 cents a share, from...

The coffee company has named Kris Engskov as the managing director for its UK and Ireland stores, taking over from Darcy Willson-Rymer, who is leaving Starbucks to head up another company. It is not yet clear where his new...

Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) said Thursday it was accelerating the momentum of its foray into Chinese coffee-been farming with plans to form a joint venture with Ai Ni Group, a coffee and agricultural company in Yunnan province. Last November, Starbucks...

Starbucks has unveiled a reorganisation of its global operations, as it moves ahead with plans to raise half of its revenues from outside the US.The US coffee giant, which currently gets 20 per cent of its revenues from overseas,...

Starbucks Corp cafes in Chile remained open on Thursday despite the threat of a strike by union employees demanding pay increases and more benefits. Fewer than 30 percent of Starbucks' more than 670 employees in Chile are unionized. Two...

Walmart, America's cheap and cheerful retailer, is setting up a London team to launch into Europe.The $193bn US retail giant, which is finalising the details of buying a South African grocery chain this week, will bring a team to...

Not since the Rock and Roll McDonald’s has the company of the yellow arches attempted to look so cool. McDonald’s Corp. is undertaking a $1 billion-plus remodeling that it hopes will make it look young and hip by 2015,...

Starbucks, one of the world's largest coffee cafe chains, has posted a 10 per cent increase in net revenues at $2,785.7 mn for the second quarter ended April 3, 2011.The increase was driven primarily by a seven percent rise...