Starbucks finds imperial palace a forbidding market
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A controversial Starbucks coffee shop in the Forbidden City, the former imperial palace at the heart of Beijing, has closed its doors after years of opposition.
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Starbucks Corp. , facing  stepped-up competition from rivals and slower sales growth at  established stores, is making an aggressive push this fall to  remind consumers who is king when it comes to coffee.
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Starbucks Corp  is testing $1 coffee and free refills in its Seattle outlets as the global gourmet coffee chain grapples with slower consumer spending and rising competition from fast-food rivals.
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AMSTERDAM/LONDON  - Britain's Imperial Chemical Industries Plc  has rejected a 7.2 billion-pound ($14.2 billion) bid approach from Dutch chemicals group Akzo Nobel NV , saying it undervalued the company.
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Starbucks is still selling growth, but some investors don't seem to be buying it.
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McDonald's has begun serving up lattes and chai at its new McCaf&#201;, while Starbucks is now selling sausage, egg and cheese breakfasts. Is this a turf war?
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Starbucks opened its first coffee shop in Russia yesterday, two years after it won a legal battle to protect the right to its brand in the fast-growing Russian market.
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Imperial Chemical Industries, Britainâs largest specialty chemical maker, said today that it had rejected a takeover bid from Akzo Nobel worth Â£7.2 billion, or $14 billion, as too low.
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San Franciscoâs Board of Supervisors has banned the feeding of a tourist attraction.
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Health authorities of Shenzhen in southern Guangdong Province have issued a notice banning the sales of civet cats and other wild animals at local restaurants in order to prevent the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome.
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CD-burning stations located inside Starbucks Corp. stores finally made their debut in Seattle Monday after six months of design and other delays.
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Competition and merchandise are posing some big problems.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. - When Charles Ruppert has a yen for a white-chocolate latte, he doesn't head to Starbucks . He goes to a McCafe in a McDonald's restaurant - and pays 26 percent less.
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Chinese drink maker Wahaha says it will not accept French firm Danone's choice as the new boss of their joint venture.
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Normandy Real Estate Partners doesn't think Boston should have a monopoly on the area's chic hotels and hotel restaurants
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A senior market regulator said yesterday that Beijing law enforcement bodies have banned brands such as Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Prada, Givenchy, Fendi and some 20 others from being sold at marketplaces around the city.
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The Palace in Auburn Hills bans two men from events for their involvement in last month's brawl between the Pistons and Indian Pacers.