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Originally posted by BRISK
I remember reading somewhere that the world's largest Starbucks is in South Korea. It's 5 floors.
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"Starbucks sees Korea as a country with tremendous prospects for continuing growth and expansion," said Peter Maslen, president of Starbucks Coffee International. "Korea is a fast-developing country with a very young economy, looking to Western trends. Starbucks hits the sweet spot," said Maslen.
Maslen said each Starbucks store in Korea does about twice the amount of business of its counterparts in the United States. The Seattle-based coffee company plans to open about 130 Starbucks stores in Korea within the next six years.
"The overwhelming acceptance of the Starbucks brand by our Korean customers has been both surprising and gratifying,? said Pedro Man, president of Starbucks Asia Pacific, in a Starbucks company statement.
In addition to its stores in Korea, Starbucks has 500 outlets in 20 countries including Japan, Singapore, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Malaysia, China, Kuwait, Lebanon, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Australia, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.