Starbucks plans about 9,000 China outlets by 2025

Starbucks plans about 9,000 China outlets by 2025
Staff member is seen at Starbucks at the Beijing Daxing International Airport, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, in Beijing

(Reuters) – Starbucks Corp said on Tuesday it plans to have about 9,000 stores in China by 2025, a 56% increase from its current count.

That increase equates to one new store opening nearly every nine hours for the next three years, Starbucks said.

(Reporting by Uday Sampath in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)

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