Today, Starbucks opens a new upscale flagship retail location in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood called the Starbucks Reserve Roastery & Tasting Room. The company has its sights set on the higher-end coffee clientele, and this store is the first foray into that field. Starbucks is set to open 1,500 smaller versions of this Starbucks Reserve location. You can read the story here.
Attendees are pictured inside McCaw Hall during the company’s annual shareholders meeting in Seattle, Washington March 19, 2014. REUTERS/David Ryder (UNITED STATES)
Howard Schultz (L), CEO of Starbucks, is pictured on stage with surprise guest Oprah Winfrey (R) during the company’s annual shareholders meeting in Seattle, Washington March 19, 2014. The two announced the new Teavana Oprah Chai Tea product. REUTERS/David Ryder (UNITED STATES)
Attendees cheer inside McCaw Hall during the company’s annual shareholders meeting in Seattle, Washington March 19, 2014. REUTERS/David Ryder (UNITED STATES)
Starbucks employees hand out gift bags to attendees of the company’s annual shareholders meeting in Seattle, Washington March 19, 2014. REUTERS/David Ryder (UNITED STATES)
Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, speaks during the company’s annual shareholders meeting in Seattle, Washington March 19, 2014. REUTERS/David Ryder (UNITED STATES)
Members of the Playing for Change band, including Elliott Small (C), known as “Grandpa Elliott,” perform during the company’s annual shareholders meeting in Seattle, Washington March 19, 2014. REUTERS/David Ryder (UNITED STATES)
Debbie Harlow takes pictures with her phone, which bears a Starbucks logo, during the company’s annual shareholders meeting in Seattle, Washington March 19, 2014. REUTERS/David Ryder (UNITED STATES)
Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, speaks during the company’s annual shareholders meeting in Seattle, Washington March 19, 2014. REUTERS/David Ryder (UNITED STATES)
Howard Schultz (L), CEO of Starbucks, is pictured on stage with surprise guest Oprah Winfrey (R) during the company’s annual shareholders meeting in Seattle, Washington March 19, 2014. The two announced the new Teavana Oprah Chai Tea product. REUTERS/David Ryder (UNITED STATES)
Sandy Roberts pours samples of Starbucks Reserve Sun Dried Ethiopia Yirgacheffe coffee during the company’s annual shareholders meeting in Seattle, Washington March 19, 2014. REUTERS/David Ryder (UNITED STATES)
Adam Brotman, Chief Digital Officer of Starbucks, is pictured on stage during the company’s annual shareholders meeting in Seattle, Washington March 19, 2014. REUTERS/David Ryder (UNITED STATES)