Editing Starbucks (section)

==== Europe ====
[[File:Starbucks-germany.jpg|thumb|Starbucks in [[Frankfurt]], Germany, 2004]]In 1998, Starbucks entered the United Kingdom market with the US$83 million acquisition of the then 56-outlet, UK-based Seattle Coffee Company, re-branding all those stores as Starbucks.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/28/world/mcdonald-s-corp-betting-that-coffee-is-britain-s-cup-of-tea.html | title=McDonald's Corp. Betting That Coffee Is Britain's Cup of Tea | newspaper=[[The New York Times]] | agency=[[Associated Press]] | date=March 28, 1999 | url-access=subscription | issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In October 2002, Starbucks established a coffee trading company in [[Lausanne]], Switzerland, to handle purchases of [[green coffee]].<ref name="trading">{{Cite news | title=Starbucks establishes coffee trading company in Switzerland | url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2002/10/14/daily35.html | work=[[American City Business Journals]] | date=October 17, 2002}}</ref> All other coffee-related business continued to be managed from Seattle.<ref name="trading" /> In September 2007, the company opened its first store in Russia, ten years after first registering a trademark there.<ref name="Dispute">{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/07/business/worldbusiness/07sbux.html | title=After Long Dispute, a Russian Starbucks | last=Kramer | first=Andrew E. | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=September 7, 2007 | url-access=subscription | issn=0362-4331}}</ref> After the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]], on May 21, 2022, Starbucks announced closure of all outlets in Russia,<ref>{{Cite web|language=en-us|url=https://stories.starbucks.com/press/2022/update-to-starbucks-partners-on-our-business-in-russia/|title=Update to Starbucks partners on our business in Russia|website=Starbucks Stories|access-date=June 12, 2022}}</ref> and in July it was revealed that a local restaurant manager, Anton Pinsky, is going to acquire Starbucks' Russian operating company ''OOO Starbucks'' and all its 130 stores.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gazeta.ru/business/news/2022/07/07/18079538.shtml|title=«Ведомости» узнали, кто может купить бизнес Starbucks в России - Газета.Ru &#124; Новости|date=August 14, 2024|website=Газета.Ru}}</ref> In 2008, Starbucks opened in Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, and Portugal.<ref name="tele40">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/8505866/Forty-years-young-A-history-of-Starbucks.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/8505866/Forty-years-young-A-history-of-Starbucks.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-status=live |title=Forty years young: A history of Starbucks | work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] | date=May 11, 2011 | url-access=subscription}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

[[File:Starbucks Cafe in Warsaw, Poland.jpg|thumb|Starbucks Cafe in [[Warsaw]], Poland, 2014]]
In April 2009, Starbucks opened in Poland.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://stories.starbucks.com/stories/2009/starbucks-announces-the-opening-of-its-first-store-in-poland/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010184747/https://news.starbucks.com/news/starbucks-announces-the-opening-of-its-first-store-in-poland | archive-date=October 10, 2016 | title=Starbucks Announces the Opening of its First Store in Poland | work=Starbucks | date=April 6, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2010, Starbucks opened in [[Arlanda Airport]] outside [[Stockholm]], its first location in Sweden.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/local-business/starbucks-opens-first-shop-in-sweden-its-53rd-country/ | title=Starbucks opens first shop in Sweden, its 53rd country | first=Melissa | last=Allison | work=[[The Seattle Times]] | date=February 18, 2010}}</ref> In June 2010, Starbucks opened its first store in [[Budapest]], Hungary.<ref name="sbelsal" /> In February 2011, Starbucks started selling its coffee in Norway by supplying Norwegian food shops with their roasts. The first Starbucks-branded Norwegian shop opened in February 2012, at [[Oslo Airport, Gardermoen]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.norwegianamerican.com/oslo-airport-gets-fresh-coffee-on-wheels/ | title=Oslo Airport gets fresh coffee on wheels | work=[[The Norwegian American]] | date=July 23, 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Starbucks in Finland.jpg|thumb|Starbucks at [[Helsinki Airport]] in [[Vantaa]], Finland, 2018]]
In May 2012, Starbucks opened its first coffeehouse in Finland, with the location being [[Helsinki-Vantaa Airport]] in [[Vantaa]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Starbucks Opens First Store in Finland at Helsinki Airport | url=https://stories.starbucks.com/stories/2012/starbucks-opens-first-store-in-finland-at-helsinki-airport/ | work=Starbucks | date=May 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112211517/http://news.starbucks.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=654 | archive-date=January 12, 2013 | url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2013, the first Starbucks inside [[Dansk Supermarked]] opened in the department stores Salling in [[Aalborg]] and [[Aarhus]] in Denmark.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://stories.starbucks.com/stories/2013/starbucks-opens-in-salling-department-store/ | title=Starbucks Opens in Salling Department Store | work=Starbucks | date=August 4, 2013}}</ref> In April 2014, Starbucks announced a store in [[Azerbaijan]], in the Port Baku Mall.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://azeriamericanews.com/2014/04/21/starbucks-coffee-shop-chain-will-be-opened-in-baku-azerbaijan/ | title=Starbucks coffee shop chain will be opened in Baku, Azerbaijan – Azeri America News | publisher=Azeriamericanews.com | date=April 21, 2014}}</ref> In November 2014, Starbucks announced its first Channel Island store, in the primary business area of [[St Peter Port]] in [[Guernsey]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.itv.com/news/channel/update/2014-11-28/starbucks-comes-to-guernsey/ | title=Starbucks comes to Guernsey | work=[[ITV News]] | date=November 28, 2014}}</ref>

On April 21, 2015, [[Kesko]], the second largest retailer in Finland, announced its partnership with Starbucks, with stores opened next to [[K-Citymarket]] hypermarkets.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/starbucks-to-open-within-kesko-stores-in-finland-2015-04-21 | title=Starbucks to open within Kesko Stores in Finland | first=Dominic | last=Chopping | work=[[MarketWatch]] | date=April 21, 2015 | url-access=limited}}</ref> As of June 2017, three stores had been opened next to K-Citymarkets: In [[Sello]] in [[Espoo]] and in [[Myyrmanni]] and [[Jumbo Shopping Centre|Jumbo]] in Vantaa.

In February 2016, [[Howard Schultz]] announced the opening of stores in Italy. The first Italian Starbucks store was inaugurated in [[Milan]] on September 6, 2018, at which point Starbucks already had locations in 78 countries.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://milano.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/18_agosto_28/milano-conto-rovescia-starbucks-6-settembre-inaugurazione-5a3cd2ba-aaab-11e8-8af0-f325f3df3076.shtml | title=Milano, conto alla rovescia per Starbucks: il 6 settembre l'inaugurazione | trans-title=Milan, countdown for Starbucks: inauguration day will be September 6 | language=it | date=August 28, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/after-25-000-stores-in-78-countries-starbucks-turns-to-italy-1536206460 | title=After 25,000 Stores in 78 Countries, Starbucks Turns to Italy | first=Eric | last=Sylvers | work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] | date=September 6, 2018 | url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Starbucks to Open Stores in Italy | url=https://stories.starbucks.com/emea/stories/2016/starbucks-announces-it-will-open-stores-in-italy-in-2017/ |website=Starbucks | date=February 28, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-coffee/coffee-rivals-square-off-in-italy-ahead-of-starbucks-invasion-idUSKCN1BT1MM | title=Coffee rivals square off in Italy ahead of Starbucks invasion | first=Francesca | last=Landini | work=[[Reuters]] | date=September 19, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thelocal.it/20170216/starbucks-prepares-to-open-up-to-300-stores-in-italy | title=Get ready: Up to 300 Starbucks stores are coming to Italy | work=[[The Local]] |date=February 16, 2017}}</ref> In May 2016, the first Starbucks store in [[Slovakia]] opened in [[Aupark]], in [[Bratislava]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://stories.starbucks.com/emea/stories/2016/starbucks-opens-first-store-in-slovakia/ | title=Starbucks Opens its First Store in Slovakia | work=Starbucks | date=June 7, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20178249/starbucks-opens-in-slovakia.html |title=Starbucks opens in Slovakia | work=[[The Slovak Spectator]] |date=May 31, 2016}}</ref> In June 2018, Starbucks announced the opening of stores in [[Serbia]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://rs.n1info.com/english/news/a393731-starbucks-coming-to-serbia/ | title=First Starbucks in Serbia this year | work=[[N1 (TV channel)|N1]] | date=June 4, 2018}}</ref> The first store was opened in April 2019 at Rajiceva Mall. On June 1, 2019, Starbucks opened its first coffee store in [[Valletta]], Malta, the 80th country to have a Starbucks outlet.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://stories.starbucks.com/emea/stories/2019/starbucks-welcomes-first-customers-in-malta/ | title=Starbucks Welcomes First Customers in Malta | work=Starbucks | date=June 1, 2019}}</ref>