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Starbucks to open first Poland store

Starbucks (SBUX) will open its first shop in Poland, in Warsaw, on Wednesday.

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Starbucks will open its first shop in Poland on Wednesday.

With Poland and the U.S., the chain has stores in 50 countries. It's trying to ramp up foreign expansion while scaling back in the U.S., where same-stores sales have been clobbered.

Like many of the chain's foreign locations, the new Warsaw store is part of a joint venture with another company, in this case AmRest Holdings.

To read more about Starbucks and other coffee news, click on this link to Melissa Allison's Coffee City blog: http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/coffee/2009/04/07/starbucks_opens_first_shop_in.html

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Oh- and sage_commander, why don't you visit Poland and see if you can find a cup with the handles on the inside big guy. When you visit- I... Posted on April 7, 2009 at 2:38 PM by EU Guy. Jump to comment

Comparable only to Hitler's invasion of Poland. I kid, I kid. This is far worse. Posted on April 7, 2009 at 9:58 PM by flynhigh. Jump to comment

omg Howard, what are you thinking, you are suppose to revive profits for your shareholders, not squander what you have left! Why don't you... Posted on April 7, 2009 at 1:07 PM by kitty2009. Jump to comment

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