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Local Starbucks shops safe from the axe

by Lindsay Barnes 11:39 am July 18th

Yesterday Starbucks released the full list of the 600 shops it will close, and none are in Charlottesville. The five Virginia stores shutting down are all in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads.
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eric July 18th, 2008 | 1:51 pm

It’s a shame when a big business like Starbucks is closing doors to its stores. A clear reflection of further unrest in the US Economy!
Music Lover July 18th, 2008 | 5:47 pm

Starbucks overextended themselves. There are locations in large cities where there is literally a Starbucks on all four corners of intersections. That was done for ego, not to satisfy any sort of common-sense business need. Pride comes before the fall, as they say.
koffe luver July 24th, 2008 | 12:43 am

Starbucks’s coffee sucks. Could be a clear indication that people are finally catching on and buying coffee from shops that do it better.
Jan July 24th, 2008 | 8:29 am

I don’t really care for burnt coffee so starbucks never had much appeal for me.