They have accomplished building a national retail company by creating pride in the labor produced through an empowering corporate culture, exceptional employee benefits, and employee stock ownership programs. The culture towards employees is laid back and supportive. ... As the company expands, the culture and corporate strategy must be maintained for success. ... Company-Operated Retail Stores As of the fiscal year ended October 1, 2000, Starbucks had 2,619 Company-operated stores in 34 states, the District of Columbia and five Canadian provinces (which comprise the Company-operated North ...

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Starbucks success is based on innovation, product quality and the internal culture they have created as they continue to focus on making the world a better place, while serving coffee. ... He believed that a similar coffeehouse culture could be emulated in Seattle with great potential. ... From 2000 to 2005 stores are opened in Australia, Bahrain, Hong Kong, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Austria, Scotland, Switzerland, Wales, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Mexico, Oman, Puerto Rico, Spain, Chile, Cyprus, Peru, Turkey, France, Northern Ireland, the Bahamas, Ireland and Jordan totaling...

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