Starbucks pulled out from Australia by closing 61 of 84 stores.
In the case of one American coffee giant, globalisation deserved to fail. Starbucks makes really bad coffee.
Starbucks is almost entirely pulling out of Australia — closing 61 of its 84 stores. In Melbourne, just five of the 16 stores are tipped to remain.
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