Starbucks: A Story of Change During those four decades, Starbucks had grown from a single location in Seattle, Washington, to a multi billion-dollar enterprise that operated more than 17,000 retail stores in fifty countries. Originally selling only coffee beans and ground coffee, it had added to its offerings prepared coffee, Italian-style espresso beverages, cold blended drinks, food items, premium teas, and beverage-related accessories and equipment. Outside of its retail stores, consumers could purchase Starbucks-branded beans, instant coffee, tea, and ready-to-drink beverages in tens of thousands of grocery and mass merchandise stores around the world. As he reviewed the company’s many successes, Schultz remembered the words he had spoken to Starbucks’ partners just days before as they celebrated their best holiday season ever: “We have won in many ways, but I feel it’s so important to remind us all of how fleeting success and winning can be.” Cửa hàng Starbucks đầu ti