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MPs� Dublin jaunt is all work, no play

2009-11-13T07:54:13Z

Chain is stuck between McDonald's and the artisan caf�

2009-09-25T07:31:38Z

Starbucks has done a fantastic job for us in the independent sector, which is everything from greasy spoons to specialists like me. They have created a lot of customers for coffee, which is great, but what they are charging does not match up to what they produce

Starbucks wakes up to �47m loss in a single year

2009-09-25T07:26:09Z

Coffee giant pins hopes on �boho� redesign for branches in capital after Starbucks' expansion comes to a halt

Starbucks aims to fatten profits with lean techniques

2009-08-04T06:51:58Z

The recession is forcing a change of direction at coffee-house Starbucks

�Stealth Starbucks� offers coffee by any other name

2009-07-21T07:21:03Z

Fed up with the blandness or corporatism of Starbucks? More likely to go and buy your mocha and brownie from what appears to be a local coffee shop?

'Costly' tag makes it cloudy for Starbucks

2009-04-30T08:23:42Z

Chief executive Howard Schultz says Starbucks may have to bring prices down in some markets to counter the perception that rivals are cheaper

Quick bucks for Starbucks: chain to open outlets amid recession

2009-03-26T09:08:56Z

US chain Starbucks is using the recession to blitz London's struggling high streets with yet more coffee shops

High street coffee shops cut salt and fat in food

2009-03-06T09:53:59Z

Seven coffee shop and food chains have promised to cut the level of salt and fat in their produce as part of a healthy eating campaign

High fives at RBS as Hester cuts sweet deal

2009-02-27T09:05:27Z

Mandelson in hot water for raging: Who the f**k is Mr Starbucks?

2009-02-18T14:25:15Z

Lord Mandelson turned the air blue at a diplomatic residence with a four-letter attack on one of the world's most successful businessmen

Identity crises can hit the thrifty, too

2009-02-02T09:40:33Z

When it comes to money, you can file me under "c" for "careful"

Starbucks set to axe hundreds in the UK

2009-01-29T09:13:27Z

Consumer: Starbucks will shed hundreds of jobs in Britain this year and close dozens of coffee shops as it feels the full force of recession

We couldn't stop attacks on Starbucks, police admit

2009-01-19T09:19:34Z

Police admitted they were powerless to stop protesters attacking businesses after anti-Israel demonstrators smashed up two more Starbucks in centra London

Starbucks is firebombed 'in protest against Israel'

2009-01-13T14:44:13Z

A branch of Starbucks in London has been attacked and firebombed in a suspected anti-Israeli protest

Be warned, I'm not in surly city mode

2009-01-08T08:36:21Z

Big news! A Patisserie Valerie has opened on Holland Park Avenue, even though this run of shops is already over-endowed with that ilk - Starbucks, Maison Blanc and Paul are all within a scone's throw

British plunge puts brake on Starbucks

2008-11-11T09:03:00Z

Consumer: Starbucks admits the number of people getting their caffeine fixes in its British cafes has slumped so much that it is denting the group's international sales

Bare-faced chic - the hot new look

2008-10-22T07:37:13Z

By giving make-up a miss, A-list celebs display their more vulnerable side

Starbucks 'waste tap water to fight germs'

2008-10-06T07:56:48Z

Starbucks is accused of wasting millions of litres of water a day after its policy of leaving taps running was revealed

Libraries to allow snacks and chats

2008-09-19T11:52:56Z

Libraries are dropping their "no talking" rule in an effort to attract younger users

Blair police guard left pistol in café

2008-09-04T09:24:14Z

An investigation is under way after a policewoman guarding Tony Blair left her loaded gun in the lavatory of a London café

Starbucks off boil with a loss

2008-07-31T07:22:34Z

Coffee chain ends a miserable week by recording its first ever loss as a public company

Starbucks' UK sales are going off the boil

2008-05-01T10:25:50Z

Coffee chain Starbucks has for the first time warned that sales in Britain are softening

Hundreds of businesses help to cut back on bottled water

2008-04-01T07:23:43Z

Hundreds of restaurants, clubs and shops have now signed up to the Evening Standard's Water On Tap campaign

Starbucks faces eviction as 'wrong kind of shop'

2008-02-28T18:43:33Z

Starbucks has been threatened with eviction from a London conservation area because it has "the wrong kind" of planning permission.

The tide turns as big chains join our tap water campaign

2008-02-27T09:42:09Z

Many of London's leading restaurant and café chains, including Starbucks, Wagamama and Strada, have joined the Evening Standard's Water On Tap campaign

Informal boho

2007-09-11T23:00:00Z

Balfour is a good-looking, independent joint whose mix of informal boho and retro-industrial styling offers a real fillip to the street.

High price to pay for Three Crowns

2007-08-27T23:00:00Z

Three Crowns has returned to its original name but compared to others in the chain, the prices are too high and suffers from too many armchairs.

Time for Joni's critics to wake up and smell the coffee

2007-07-30T13:37:54Z

Joni Mitchell's decision to sign up to a record company owned by Starbucks has caused controversy, but Paul Connolly wonders why.

Off the record: David Smyth

2007-03-16T13:34:31Z

David Smyth ponders over Starbucks' move into the music business, the coffee company's imminent signing of Paul McCartney, and Steven Seagal's upcoming Shepherds Bush Empire gig.

Scruffbag comes good

2006-09-12T23:00:00Z

The pubs are going gastro in Kings Cross and one of the more likeable establishments, says Fay Maschler, is the once-scruffy Norfolk Arms, run by a Frenchman, now serving Spanish food.