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January 17, 2020

Starbucks, home of the $4 latte, is moving into poor areas

  • The Seattle coffee giant plans to open or remodel 85 stores by 2025 in rural and urban communities across the U.S. Each store will hire local staff, including construction crews and artists.
    • By DEE-ANN DURBIN
    AP Business Writer

    DETROIT — Starbucks has a point to prove: There's more to the company than selling $4 lattes to rich people.

    The Seattle-based coffee giant that has cultivated a reputation for being socially responsible said Thursday it is expanding its effort to put more coffee shops — and create more jobs — in poor neighborhoods.


     
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