SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Korea held a completion ceremony Monday for the 2nd ‘Starbucks Restart Program,’ a training program designed to support the comeback of failed small business owners. For a group of failed small business owners who had no option but to shut down their businesses, Starbucks offered training twice in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Korea, the nation’s largest coffee chain, has jumped into the delivery fray, in its attempt to boost annual sales in South Korea to 2 trillion won (US$1.86 billion). Expanding aggressively its number of stores here, Starbucks Korea has kept growing its presence with its net profit rising 18.5 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Korea’s ‘I’ll Be Bag,’ a cooling bag specially designed by the coffee chain and SSG.COM for early morning deliveries, is becoming the next ‘Summer Ready Bag’ as it continues to gain popularity. SSG.COM, integrated online shopping mall operated by retail giant Shinsegae Group, began giving out cooling bags [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Korea on Thursday reported a 52 percent on-year jump in second-quarter net profit on increased non-contact orders and the opening of new outlets. Net profit for the second quarter jumped to 46.2 billion won (US$39 million) from 30.3 billion won a year ago, according to second-quarter earnings results [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Korea has launched a new program aimed at helping middle-aged small business owners who want to open or work at a café. The company is now accepting applications for a program titled ‘Restart’, which is a professional education program specialized in teaching students how to open and run [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid the hype for Starbucks Korea’s small suitcases offered under its reward program, customers’ competition to get camping chairs, another promotional item, ran high Tuesday ahead of an end to the seasonal event. On May 21, Starbucks kicked off a summer promotional event that will run until Wednesday to [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks, marking its 21st year in South Korea with more than 1,400 stores across the country, will open its first bakery cafe this month. Starbucks Korea, the local unit of the U.S. coffee giant, plans to open a bakery in Yangpyeong County, Gyeonggi Province that will also feature a [...]
SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A Starbucks store in Seoul’s downtown Sogong-dong has completed renovations based on the design of Hwangudan, the neighborhood’s most representative cultural heritage site. Hwangudan is a three-story altar built in 1897 when King Gojong of the Joseon Dynasty proclaimed the Korean Empire. Tables for the coffee machines and the [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizewire) — A series of giveaway promotions from coffeehouse chains for the summer season have become a hot topic. However, as the free gifts given as a part of the customer appreciation promotions have become popular, pressure that customers feel to buy the products is getting worse. Some point out that [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Coffee Korea said on Thursday that sales of packaged coffee beans and “VIA” stick-type instant coffee at Starbucks stores nationwide from January to April this year rose 26 percent and 20 percent, respectively, from the same period last year. Among coffee beans, Espresso Roast was the most popular, [...]