Blog Tag - Starbucks

Are people in China falling out of love with Starbucks?
Starbucks have just announced their China sales for the last fiscal quarter and it isn’t good news for the coffee giant.  Starbucks’ comparable sales...
Luckin Now Has 467 More Stores in China Than Starbucks
When Luckin first opened in November 2017 they had one clear aim: to beat Starbucks at its own game and become the number one coffee chain in China....
Your Morning Starbucks Is Getting More Expensive
Don't talk to me until I've read Capital Caff: Your guide to the latest in coffee happenings around Beijing. It’s getting real, caffeine addicts:...
Coffee Cocktails Come to Starbucks Tai Kooli
You know the upstairs part of the Starbucks in Taikooli that is always packed full of people? Well, now it’s the upstairs part of Starbucks that’s...
Taste Test: Starbucks' New Feel-Good Fake Meat Range Achieves Middling Results
In case you missed it, Earth Day was this past Wednesday, which meant a celebration of hope for the health of our planet in the form of the good-will...
Starbucks Add Booze to New Summer Drinks Because Why the Hell Not
The sun is scorching, your brow is damp, and the back of your throat is Sahara-dry. So yes, it is indeed summertime in Beijing. Thankfully there’s no...
China’s Thirst for Coffee Underlies the Rapid Rise of Luckin Coffee
When Starbucks came to China, it promised to open a new store every 15 hours. Luckin Coffee opens a new shop every four hours. Luckin Coffee burst...
Starbucks Delivered Us a Beer Latte, Leaving Us Perky (but Not Tipsy)
During a groggy, slow-to-start morning at the Beijinger office, with most of us still reeling from the closure of our only nearby coffee outlet, the...
Starbucks Enters Strategic Partnership With Alibaba to Fend off Luckin Rivalry
China’s caffeine war is percolating. Starbucks announced on Thursday that it has entered a strategic “New Retail” partnership with Chinese tech...
After Rumors of Starbucks Coffee Delivery, Luckin Coffee Launches Food Delivery
China’s “new retail” startup Luckin Coffee announced today to accelerate and expand its business in light meals and snacks. The news comes just days...
Here's a Glimpse at the Huge New Flagship Starbucks in Qianmen
China’s biggest flagship Starbucks is now in the capital, located in the famous Qianmen area. Opened on Jun 29, the three-story café occupies 1040...
Starbucks Uses China as a Testing Ground for Its New Website: What's Improved, What's Expected
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode and contributed by Clement Ledormeur, Digital Project Director at digital agency 31Ten, ...
New WeChat Feature Shows That Starbucks is No Longer a Foreign Brand
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode. After the stunning success of hongbao (红包 or “lucky money” in English) and the more...
Starbucks Takes on all the Tea In China with new Peach Green Oolong and Grapefruit Black Varities
China's tea tradition is unparalleled, but that isn't stopping American coffee giant Starbucks from attempting to work its way in. The chic morning...
Fast Food Watch: McDonald's China could sell for USD 3 Billion; Starbucks Raises Prices
McDonald's restaurants in China could be sold for as much as USD 3 billion, with bidders including Beijing Tourism, ChemChina, and Sanpower, Reuters...