Seattle
Starbucks started in Seattle, Washington. In the United States.
Starbuck Corporation, an internation coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington, is the largest coffeehouse company in the world. The original Starbucks was opened in Pike Place Market in Seattle, on March 30, 1971, by three partners: English teacher Jerry Baldwin, history teacher Zev Siegl, and writer Gordon Bowker.
Gordon Bowker, Jerry Baldwin, and Zev Siegl. The three business partners built the first ever Starbucks in Pike Place Market by hand in the late 1960's. They expanded the business to include five stores, a wholesale division and a roasting facility, before, in 1982, hiring Howard Schultz to manage the company.
As of July 2014, the market cap for Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) is $60,562,760,000.00.
Starbucks isn't a niche market because there are other businesses that offer the same type of products and services.
Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA. It opened in 1971 as Starbucks Coffee, Tea, and Spices.
No. From 2001-2003 there were a few Starbucks in Israel, but these were withdrawn when Starbucks found the location was uncompetitive. Starbucks makes clear on their corporate site that both their entry and departure from the Israeli market has nothing to do with Israeli or Middle Eastern politics, but with corporate profitability.
Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA is the first Starbucks ever to open, so the answer to your question is Washington state.
From January through April 2008, the average price of Starbucks stock has been about $19.
Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA is the first Starbucks ever to open, so the answer to your question is Washington state.
Starbucks at Pike Place Market.
Starbucks currently does not seem to be market proffitable because of the overgrowth of its stores. With the far reaching expansion of the number of stores they have slowed down in revenues and with the recession the stocks have fallen.