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Starbucks Korea Curates Top 10 Stores for Cherry Blossom Viewing

Starbucks Korea Curates Top 10 Stores for Cherry Blossom Viewing

SEOUL, Mar. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – As cherry blossom festivals bloom across South Korea, Starbucks Korea has unveiled a map highlighting 10 of its most picturesque locations for admiring the fleeting spring spectacle. In Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, home to the country’s largest cherry blossom festival in Jinhae, the Starbucks Jinhae Gyeonghwa Station Drive-Thru offers sweeping [...]

Starbucks Korea Launches Trenta Size Celebrating 24th Anniversary and ‘Secret Recipe 7′ Project

Starbucks Korea Launches Trenta Size Celebrating 24th Anniversary and ‘Secret Recipe 7′ Project

SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Korea is set to introduce an exciting new large size, known as the Trenta (887 ml). The term “Trenta” originates from Italian, meaning “30,” and this new size is approximately 1.5 times bigger than Starbucks’ previous largest size, the Venti (591 ml). Starting from July 20 until September [...]

Starbucks Korea Enjoys 78 pct Rise in Q1 Earnings Despite Pandemic

Starbucks Korea Enjoys 78 pct Rise in Q1 Earnings Despite Pandemic

SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Korea on Thursday reported a 78 percent on-year jump in its first-quarter net profit, citing strong demand amid the coronavirus pandemic. The company’s net profit reached 33.6 billion won (US$29.7 million) in the January-March period, up 77.8 percent from a year earlier, according to quarterly earnings reports released [...]

Starbucks Posts Record Operating Profit in Korea in 2017: Sources

Starbucks Posts Record Operating Profit in Korea in 2017: Sources

SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Coffee Korea posted a record operating profit last year amid growing popularity of the U.S. coffeehouse chain here, industry sources said Thursday. The 50-50 joint venture between retail conglomerate Shinsegae and the U.S. coffee giant posted 114.4 billion won (US$107 million) in operating profit on 1.2 trillion won [...]

Monthly Orders on Starbucks Mobile Order System Up After Big Data Update

Monthly Orders on Starbucks Mobile Order System Up After Big Data Update

SEOUL, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Orders made via Starbucks Korea’s mobile ordering service Siren Order have surged since a recommendation feature using big data was integrated, growing by around 100,000 per month.  Siren Order was updated last November after the big data recommendation feature was integrated. Since then, suggestions of different Starbucks products based [...]

Competition Intensifies as Starbucks Opens Its Largest Korean Store

Competition Intensifies as Starbucks Opens Its Largest Korean Store

SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Starbucks is set to open its biggest store in South Korea in Seoul’s Jongno district on Wednesday, in a move to solidify the brand’s already strong presence in an increasingly competitive market. The much-anticipated coffee shop at Jongno Tower covers 1,097 square meters of floor space on the first [...]