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First store
in Seattle, Washington by three partners: Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegel, Gordon Bowker. -
the store moved
the store moved to Pike Place. -
Incorporation of howard
Entrepreneur Howard Schultz joined the company -
Proposal of howard
proposed to its partners to extend the operation of sale of coffee beans, with the sale of espresso coffee and others, which was rejected by these because it considered that this new activity would distract the original objective of the company, also estimated that coffee was something which had to be prepared at home. -
Howard opened his own chain of coffee shops under the name Il Giornale
howard Schultz opened his own chain of coffee shops under the name Il Giornale in 1985, taking the name of a newspaper published in Milan. A year earlier, the three original owners had decided to buy the company of Alfred Peet, Peet's, and to sell the Starbucks chain to Howard Schutz, who in turn decided to change the name of its company Il Giornale by Starbucks. -
New stores
In 1987 the new chain of Starbucks coffee shops opened its first premises in the outskirts of Seattle and in Chicago. -
Stock Exchange
since then the shares have had sustained growth reaching 39 dollars in 2006. Since that year the trend has been downwards reaching 2008 17 dollars -
first Starbucks coffee shop located outside the United States
opened in Tokyo -
Leeds, Reino Unido
opened another premises in the city of Leeds, through the acquisition of the British chain Seattle Coffee Company that owned 60 coffee shops in the United Kingdom, the merger was made, changing the name to Starbucks, the company extended its activities to international level. -
Manifestations against the WTO summit in Seattle.
several premises were vandalized during this manifestations -
Spain
In April 2002 Starbucks opened the first two establishments in Madrid and in July, two others in Barcelona -
Mexico
In September 2002 they opened their first branch in Mexico. -
South America
The first Starbucks facility in South America was inaugurated on August 20, 2003, which is located in Lima, the capital of Peru. -
France
At the beginning of 2004 the first Starbucks establishment in France opened in the square of the Opera in Paris -
Diedrich Coffee
In April of 2003 Starbucks bought other companies of the group extending to 6400 premises and in 2006 negotiated with the firm Diedrich Coffee for the acquisition of its premises and stores. -
Romania
first store -
Colombia
the company announces its entry into Colombia -
Bogota
opening its first store in July 2014
By December 2014, it had six stores in the city, including the first Starbucks Reserve in Latin America. -
Medellin
On September 1, 2016, the first store was opened in Medellín, in the exclusive sector of El Poblado. With 16 stores in Bogotá and in Medellín, with a total of 21 Starbucks in the country. -
What is the balance of the operation in Colombia?
Since we entered the market in 2014, our focus has been on brand growth, attracting strong talent to our stores, creating opportunities for our partners (employees) and providing a welcoming place for our clients to meet with friends and family to enjoy a great cup of Colombian coffee. -
What will be the next city in the expansion? (Colombia)
We are evaluating different locations in the main cities of Colombia, such as Cali -
Are there barriers that have interfered with the growth and performance of the business in the country?
Colombia is one of the most interesting and dynamic coffee markets in the world, and customers expect innovation and new experiences that are exciting when they visit any coffee shop. -
Plans in Colombia
we plan to have 50 locations and more than 1,000 employees in Bogotá, Medellín and other major cities in Colombia.