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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The decision came as Starbucks reported anemic sales growth of 1 percent at stores open at least a year, the worst three-month performance in the companyâs history.
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Business & money: Troubled coffee chain Starbucks going back to basics by testing a cut-price brew costing only $1
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Laksamana.Net - Senior legislators have criticized police over their decision to take convicted Bali bomber Ali Imron to a Jakarta branch of the Starbucks coffee chain, warning the move will tarnish Indonesiaâs image abroad.
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British chemicals and paints group Imperial Chemical Industries said on Monday that it had rejected a takeover bid worth 7.2 billion pounds (10.7 billion euros, 14.3 billion dollars) from its larger Dutch rival Akzo Nobel.
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Starbucks is still selling growth, but some investors don't seem to be buying it.
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A Starbucks on the site of Beijing's Forbidden City closes after protests that it trampled Chinese culture.
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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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The coffee purveyor's stock dips over "disappointing" same-store sales.
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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 has not addressed an important question regarding its &#39;Hear Music&#39; service: Do HP Tablet PCs, crumbly scones and hot liquid go together?
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The marketing battle between the world's two biggest beer makers is getting increasingly nasty.
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SEATTLE -- Starbucks has lost its soul and does not know where to find it.
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Competing against Starbucks is a tall order -- just ask Diedrich.
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Want to use Jesus handcream? Well, you can't anymore. At least not in Singapore.
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Imperial Chemical Industries PLC rejected an informal 7.2 billion pound ($14.2 billion) takeover bid by Akzo Nobel NV, the company said Monday.
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A 67-year-old public housing tenant forced the Hong Kong government and three of the world&#39;s largest financial institutions on Sunday to postpone indefinitely a $2.73 billion real estate offering.