It's Getting Worse

Filed under: Australiastic

Starbucks continues on a downward spiral.

The coffee chain has announced plans to to close 61 of their 84 stores in Australia.

The closures will go into effect by Sunday!

Strabuck's stock price should be plummeting right about now.

[Image via WENN.]

Posted: Jul 30, 2008 at 11:45 am / Email this »

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Filip says – reply to this

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Starbucks coffee tastes like ass crack.
lala says – reply to this

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im glad they are closing down starbucks because there are so many starbucks and no body pays attention to any of the way better small coffee shops.
Danie says – reply to this

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Well if you knew anything about economics you would notice that the stock price is acting positively to the cuts. The stocks are up.
Maria says – reply to this

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Re: James – Ohgeez. Like Perez is going to listen to you. You don't need to offend Perez&Selena just to make a point.

Miley is not going to be the number one celeb in Hollywood, that would just be ridiculous and scary. Look at how many scandalous things she's been into. READ how bitchy she presents herself to issues and about herself. She's gone downhill already. I doubt Brittney Spears took over dozens of naughty pictures when she was FIFTEEN. I hope Miley goes down worse. Stop worshiping her, she doesn't even deserve to be famous.
Vivia says – reply to this

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ah!! i'm wearing the same shirt as her right now!
where the wild things are.
ang says – reply to this

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Yes, very sick of Miley, but if you hate her so much why are her ads all over your page???
aly says – reply to this

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perez i love you for putting this picture up for the story hahahahaha
Karol at alarmingnews.com says – reply to this

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Apparently stock prices go up on news of closures (shows the business is cutting costs, etc). Yeah, I didn't know that either.
Linds says – reply to this

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If anyone has ever been to Australia, you would know that there are Cafe's EVERYWHERE. Why go to a Starbucks when you can go to a nice cafe and support a family owned business AND get a coffee for half the price. Whoever decided to open these 61 Starbucks that will be closing down, poor managment on their behalf - why even bother opening them.
impxox says – reply to this

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FINALLY!!!! such a shame that Brisbane has to keep theirs too though. GAH.
pimp says – reply to this

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Your so brain dead! It will help there price. they are not closing the stored cause they are making money! DUMB FAG ASS & Leave the 15 year old alone! I think its of veyr poor taste that your biz is so boring you cant wait to take a 15 year down. YOU PEDIFILE! Your a perv & Yoru stupid!
Lala says – reply to this

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Grow up Perez- crossing off Miley's face!
dexte says – reply to this

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YAY, good news. Starbucks is the worst coffee place ever. We don't need your over sized over Americanised crap anyway. Good riddance I say!!!
jane says – reply to this

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IT'S BRITNEYS FAULT!!! they lost their most valuable, crowd drawing customer!
SK says – reply to this

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U KNOW WHATS FUNNY?
in europe they are opening more and more starbucks shops
well…us and australia …going down..
AND FINALLY
europe is moving up…
yum
April says – reply to this

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WHYWHYWHY do you keep commenting on Miley? DUDE leave her alone! No one cares!!!! You're being sooo immature about it! You're like one of those girls in high school who's boyfriend left you for another girl and now you gotta be shitty with the girl who was chosen over you!!!! Lay off the hatorade!!!
Katelyn says – reply to this

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why the fuck is miley cyrus even in this article. with the headline "It's getting worse." i honestly don't know what the teenager has done to you, but you obviously are hating on her every chance you get. just because she's basically building an empire…quit fucking hating.
Kate says – reply to this

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i feel like this is the starbucks at the malibu country mart…
kelly says – reply to this

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can poor people stop commenting on the price of the coffee-fucking haters! Those of us who can afford it LOVE our starbucks! Plus you fucking poor haters- it's bad for the economy!
Kate27 says – reply to this

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Too bad… Starbucks is an american icon!
Prink says – reply to this

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You dipshit, they're doing this to try to SAVE the stock price. They are cutting costs and stopping the bleeding in order to maximize shareholder value. Anyone who knows anything about business knows that maximizing shareholder value is the main, if not the only, goal of a publicly traded company. Unprofitable stores=unprofitable company. DUH.
katri says – reply to this

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WHY DO U HATE MILEY SO MUCH??
whats wrong with you??!!
kater says – reply to this

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i dont know why ure hating on miley cyrus.
what has she done to u? i dont even know if the kid knows who u are she's 15! give her a break! there are more 15 y/o that done worse than what she's done. all she did was mock someone [everyone mocks people INCLUDING YOU] , pose on a magazine with a blanket [for chrissakes, YOU put up a video of urself SHIRTLESS!! ] ,and took pictures [ considered private] .
young girls her age do excatly what she does and thats not her fault at all.
WHAT"s WRONG WITH YOU?? is it because she's famous?
and now ure trying so hard to make everyone hate her and think SELENA and DEMI are better?? come on.. u know better than that. demi, selena and miley are all talented girls and u shudnt start things like this to make competition and make these girls hate eachother by making up stories and HATING on miley.

you're sick!
donna says – reply to this

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your being so fucking annoying with the whole miley stuff it needs to stop your loosing readers.
fizzy says – reply to this

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Of course they are closing down. That's because here in Australia we actually make our own coffee rather that pay some yank conglomerate $5 a pop for some overrated product. Besides we already have many many charming little independant coffee shops run by independant AUSTRALIAN shop owners. They general public would much rather buy their coffe from them (if they must).
bill says – reply to this

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Re: Sarah – for your information regular "joe" at starbucks runs 1.77 1.98 and 2.09 for their respective sizes.
Bella says – reply to this

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You're a full blown fuckhead mate…..there's probably 20 other celebs standing near a starbucks but no…you had to pick one with Miley and cross her face out….ohh yeah really tough!! Grow up perez…fag boy loser cum sucker.

GO TEAM MILEY!!
Anony says – reply to this

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I'm sure there are many more, in fact i know there are. But i was one of the affected.

Before i was hired, i associated Starbucks with warm memories, as the closest one was at an airport a few hours away, and i associated loved ones gathering around for "one last coffee" together before a trip. It really wasn't about the coffee, just the relaxation of spending moments with the ones that mattered in a place where familiar faces lie.

I put my heart and soul into this company, and truly believe that the experiences and friendliness, the funny stories about the various aspects of the "job", that we all gave to every single customer is what we should remember, not because we got 2 days to shut down a store that we built years ago.

Remember, all those who claim to "hate" starbucks, no-one is forcing you to buy our coffee. There are doors that you open, menu boards that you look at. there is no pressure, you can walk away!. You do not have a right to an opinion if you have not given Starbucks a fair trial!!

If you want it your way, then you wouldn't have had the opionion in the first place, and would have spent less money at another chain and put up with second best.
branchisleafy says – reply to this

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good. fuck starbucks
naomi says – reply to this

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OK. I'm glad SBUX is closing loser locations. Loyal customers will go the extra mile for the fix. At the same time, SBUX is opening new locations in areas where demand is strong. SBUX is a company — I would only hope they cut losers and keep winners. Your comments make it sound like it's supposed to be a charity or something. Charity premium coffee. hahaha makes me laugh. I sure love seeing a SBUX when I need a SBUX — so more power to them. But I won't pretend SBUX is a charity for barristas or whatever — haha– the barrista charity. haha fantasy's up Perez. It's a real company with bottom line profit motive…uh…just like you? and me? rock on. Let's go get a soy cafe mocha grande frappe latte frappacino whipped, eh? hahahaa
scott says – reply to this

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Re: cHRIS – sorry I could not respond sooner the fact that you defended the "first" person has kept me hard all day and my ands too busy to to type, i love you chris
HELPM says – reply to this

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MY STARBUCKS IS ONE OF THE US STORES THAT ARE CLOSING.
THEY FIRED OUR DISTRICT MANAGER AS WELL, AS ONE OF THE
1,000 'LAID OFF' EMPLOYEES. PEREZ, PLEASE! I BEG OF YOU…
STARBUCKS IS A GREAT COMPANY (OR WAS AT LEAST) TO WORK FOR
& THE JOB IS SO MUCH FUN. MY STORE WAS THE CLEANEST AND NICEST
STORE ON LONG ISLAND, LET ALONE MY COWORKERS & I GOT ALONG SO WELL. PLEASE CONTINUE TO PUBLICIZE STARBUCKS & HELP US OUT.
WE DONT WANT OUR STORE TO CLOSE (ORANGE OPRAH & ALI CAME TO
OUR STORE ONCE AND WERE SUCH SNOBS HAHA) !!!!

SUPPORT STARBUCKS BARISTAS! UNITE!
JH says – reply to this

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Blame Bush for this one too Perez?
Kit says – reply to this

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Starbucks didn't do well in Australia - the only people who went there were tourists who went for the familiar name over the far better coffee from local baristas. Australian's aren't interested in Starbucks.
Solom says – reply to this

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I know so many people hate Starbucks for their own personal reasons, but has anyone ever thought about the people losing their jobs? Yes it may be a company's fault, but it's not the fault of the individuals who need work and love what they do. This goes for airlines, writers, medical personnal, restaurant workers, and even Starbucks workers. I know people are going to hate my comment, but I hate the fact that so many people seem to be ecstatic that so many people are losing work because they hate the company.
perez says – reply to this

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im sorry? but who the fuckcares. i worked at starbucks and it is one of th emost evil corporations ever. ever!
they dont even let yoube yourself , assholes.
Krs says – reply to this

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Perez, I usually enjoy your blog, fun, relaxing,—- but ENOUGH with the Miley attaccks, she is , in case yoy have forgotten, a teen, not a grown up, and its out of control, your obsession with the Wizards girl, and hatred of her, attempt to be a grown up, I am sure you have it in you, I have faith you can be mature.
court says – reply to this

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I'm an Aussie and this didn't make news over here. First we've heard of it.
StarBucks has never been a trend over here. We have Gloria Jeans and it is cheaper and tastes better. StarBucks won't be missed. After reading StarBucks' reasons for shutting down the majority of their Aussie stores it is quite clear that they haven't lost money, they just want more profit and to not lose money down the road. If any one ever comes to Australia, try a cuppa from GJ's, then you will all know why StarBucks knows they can't compete.
Rina says – reply to this

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Australia had a well-established cafe culture before Starbucks was ever on the scene. Why would you go to a foreign owned establishment which sells a second-rate product for an inflated price, when you can go to a locally owned cafe which offers full table service, fantastic coffee for a cheaper price, and a choice of great food? I went to a Starbucks in Melbourne once at the suggestion of a person from Seattle. I had to get my own sugar and milk, from a dirty self-service counter, and to stir my drink, had to use a disposable, wooden stick! How an organization can expect to compete when providing service like this is beyond me. You can only rely on your name and being trendy for so long. At some point you have to deliver the goods as people realize they're being ripped off and can get more for their money elsewhere. Needless to say, when it came time for choosing a place to go for dinner, I suggested to my friend from Seattle that we went to one of the fantastic local restaurants that Melbourne is famous for. Food, service, value for money - check, check, check.
x-fre says – reply to this

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THATS NOT FAIR >.
Rhian says – reply to this

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just to affirm what the aussies have said, we have the best coffee culture here! all the european immigrants have brought their delicious coffee with them. even our chain coffee is quite nice. we dont need coffee from a country that has such a monoculture.
munch says – reply to this

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Believe it or not, we are pretty sophisticated when it comes to coffee down under and Starbucks just doesn't cut it here… Say la Vee!
Chloe says – reply to this

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Noone i know in Aus drinks the shit anyway. we can make our own coffe unlike you lazy bastards! not to mention the heat idiots..
hoppa says – reply to this

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All comes back to basics and one thing…Greed. Who wants to stay in line and pay those prices for a zillion calory drink….just because Britney is carrying a cup from Starbucks. And with your economy going mad, this will only get worse. The faster you go up hill, the faster you fall. Poor employees, f… the investors
Bree says – reply to this

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Dude, you talking about Miley is getting very old. It's on every page. Seriously? Please, talk about new topics.
Trist says – reply to this

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Perez-

You should really learn a thing or two…

When a company does lay-offs their stock prices actually go UP not down…

Just thought you should know. So now it is safe to say that you are ugly, fat, AND stupid…

Best,

Tristan.
unkno says – reply to this

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Re: Amy – Re: Amy – miley cyrus is not a slut u beleive EVERYTHING u read in a stupid magazine i think in my opinion that yall are really big pushovers
unkno says – reply to this

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Re: 1st – MILEY IS NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT A SKANK U R BEING RUDE BYE ACTING LIKE THIS!
unkno says – reply to this

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Re: 1st – MILEY IS NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT A SKANK U R BEING RUDE BYE ACTING LIKE THIS!
unkno says – reply to this

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Re: 1st – MILEY IS NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT A SKANK U R BEING RUDE BYE ACTING LIKE THIS!Re: James –
LisaD says – reply to this

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Maybe people r finally getting brains and realizing that 5 bucks for a cup of joe is fucking stooooooooooooooooopid
Karle says – reply to this

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HAHA I FUCKIN LOVE THE HATE! MAYBE YOU SHOULD THINK TWICE ABOUT BEING A HOOCHY WHEN YOUR 15! TAKE THAT SLUT!
ass says – reply to this

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Well no shit, did they really think that people were going to pay $5 for a coffee forever?
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And what the fuck does Miley Cyrus have to do with this? What a sad excuse to be able to post this shit on your 'celebrity gossip' site.
Milli says – reply to this

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OMG i didn't even know we had 84 starbucks in Australia, and 61 are going to close! We dont have them on the west coast i dont think…so its all sydney, melb and bris?

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