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Starbucks Launches Curbside Service in China with AutoNavi

On March 21, Starbucks launched a brand-new retail channel in China called "Starbucks Curbside" through its collaboration with Alibaba-backed web navigation company AutoNavi, providing orders to customers on the go.

Starbucks China’s Comparable Store Sales Falls by 29% in Fiscal Q1 2023

On February 2, American multinational coffeehouse and roastery chain, Starbucks, reported its financial results for its 13-week fiscal first quarter ended January 1. Its global comparable store sales increased by 5%, but comparable store sales in China decreased by 29%.

A Review of Cotti Coffee’s First Store in Shanghai Created by Former Team Member of Luckin Coffee

Cotti Coffee, a new coffee brand created by Luckin Coffee's original core team, opened its first store in Shanghai in November, situated next to an outlet of its competitor, Starbucks. The coffee brand is also the sponsor of Argentina, the 2022 World Cup champion.

Former President of Alibaba-backed Umeng+ Joins Starbucks China as CTO

Jasper Luo, former president of Umeng+, an Alibaba-backed startup providing mobile app analytics solutions for mobile development teams and individual developers, reportedly joined Starbucks China earlier this year as CTO.

Starbucks Steps Up Efforts to Compete for China Market Share

Faced with pressure from competitors such as Luckin Coffee and Tims China, Starbucks, which has always been known for its reserved attitude towards China, has been changing its strategy for tackling the country's domestic market.

Tim Hortons China’s Stock Price Disappoints Shareholders One Month After Listing

It has been more than a month since the Chinese business of Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons went public on the Nasdaq, but so far, the coffee company that is trying to become the second Starbucks has not performed well in the US stock market.

Once Again, Belinda Wong Serves As CEO of Starbucks China

On October 11, Starbucks China announced to employees that Belinda Wong, the chairwoman of the firm, was re-appointed as CEO, and Leo Tsoi, the current CEO, will serve as a consultant to the Chinese management team over the next three months.

Tim Hortons China to Debut on Nasdaq

The Chinese business division of Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons will officially commence trading on the Nasdaq on September 29. Proceeds from the listing will be used to expand its coffee business in China.

Starbucks Plans to Add 3,000 Stores in China by 2025

On September 14, Starbucks's China division officially released its 2025 China Strategic Vision, launching a new value-oriented growth plan featuring heavy investment in the country.

China NFT Weekly: Virtual Meetings Reimagined

This week: China's Communist Youth League launches NFTs, crypto mining rig maker Canaan added to SEC list of scrutinized Chinese companies, Regal Hotels to launch virtual conference center in the metaverse, and more.

Manner Coffee Launches Delivery Services in China

Coffee chain Manner Coffee announced last Sunday that it will launch delivery services in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and other cities by cooperating with food delivery giant Meituan.

Coffee Unicorn Manner Accelerates Expansion

Manner Coffee, a Shanghai-based coffee chain, announced on Tuesday that it will open more than 200 new cafes in 10 cities in China.

HeyTea Sets Beverage Price Limit at $4.6

HeyTea, a beverage brand in China, announced on Thursday that it has completed product price adjustments started in January of this year.

Starbucks China Increases Prices for Certain Products

Many Chinese web users took to social media on Wednesday to comment that Starbucks has raised the price of various products by 1-2 yuan ($0.16-0.32), including americanos, lattes and a range of food items.

Starbucks Responds to Incident of Chongqing Employee Driving Away Policemen

A Chinese web user took to social media on Monday to accuse a Starbucks employee in Chongqing of driving out a group of on-duty police officers, on the grounds that their eating at the storefront would affect the coffee brand's image.

Starbucks Partners With Meituan to Expand Delivery Services

Starbucks China on Tuesday announced a new cooperation agreement with Meituan, a domestic food delivery platform giant.

Starbucks to Add New Delivery Platforms: In Negotiation with SF Express, Meituan and Sam’s Club

The three-year exclusive cooperation between Starbucks and Ele.me will expire on December 31 this year. As a result, Starbucks is seeking new partners in the Chinese mainland market.

Starbucks Closes Stores Due to Food Safety Issues

In response to recent food safety problems, Starbucks China posted on its official Weibo account a statement on Monday saying that it had immediately closed two stores involved in a food safety scandal.

Starbucks to Expand Footprint in China by Adding 600 Stores by 2021

Starbucks is planning to open 600 new stores in China next year, thus operating 6,000 stores across 230 cities by the end of 2022.

Starbucks Partners With Sequoia Capital: Digital Transformation Fuels Growth

Xingran (Shanghai) Investment Partnership (Limited Partnership) was formed by the strategic collaboration between Starbucks China and Sequoia Capital China on Sept. 8, 2020.

We also support Hindi language, do you want change to it?

हम यह भी हिन्दी भाषा का समर्थन है, आप इसे करने के लिए परिवर्तन करना चाहते हैं?

We also support Punjabi language, do you want change to it?

ਸਾਨੂੰ ਇਹ ਵੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਨੂੰ ਸਹਿਯੋਗ ਹੈ, ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਤਬਦੀਲੀ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ ਹੋ?

We also support Bengali language, do you want change to it?

আমরা বাংলা ভাষা সমর্থন, আপনি এটি পরিবর্তন করতে চান?

We also support Burmese language, do you want change to it?

ငါတို့သည်လည်း, မြန်မာဘာသာစကားကိုထောကျပံ့သငျသညျကအပြောင်းအလဲလိုသလဲ

Yes(ဟုတ်ကဲ့)

We also support Nepali language, do you want change to it?

हामी पनि नेपाली भाषा समर्थन, तपाईं यसलाई परिवर्तन गर्न चाहनुहुन्छ?

We also support Tagalog language, do you want change to it?

Sinusuportahan din namin ang Tagalog wika, ang gusto mong pagbabago dito?

We also support Malay language, do you want change to it?

Kami juga menyokong bahasa Melayu, adakah anda mahu perubahan kepadanya?

We also support Indonesian language, do you want change to it?

Kami juga mendukung bahasa Indonesia, apakah Anda ingin perubahan untuk itu?

We also support Thai language, do you want change to it?

นอกจากนี้เรายังสนับสนุนภาษาไทย, คุณต้องการที่เปลี่ยนแปลงไปได้หรือไม่