In 2000, Starbucks opened an outlet in Beijing, China, inside of The Forbidden City, the imperial city built in the early 1400s by Ming emperors.
As of July 2007, the outlet is closed.
Why, you may ask?
Several news agencies are carrying reports on what happened, with all sorts of conflicting facts–don’t we all adore the international media [...]
Entries from July 2007
July 16, 2007
Case Study: Forbidden Starbucks
July 8, 2007
The Hands-Off Manager in Greater China
My uncle, Duane Black, and his co-author, success coach Steve Chandler, released a book in March 2007 entitled The Hands-Off Manager: How to Mentor People and Allow Them to be Successful. My uncle sent me a copy of the book in early April, and I read through it immediately. The book is only 207 pages [...]
