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Starbucks opens Japanese tribute store

Reporting record revenue and profit for its FY2012, Starbucks Coffee Japan commemorates nearly 17 years in market and approaching 1,000 stores

Continued strong growth momentum in Japan focuses on state-of-the-art store design, investment in partners (employees) and product and digital innovations

Starbucks Coffee Company reaffirmed its confidence in Japan recently with the visit of Starbucks chairman, president and CEO Howard Schultz and plans to open its 1,000th store this summer.

As Starbucks first international market outside of North America, Starbucks Coffee Japan had record revenue and profit in 2012.

“Starbucks will continue to grow in a way that reflects our local customer and the communities we serve – through innovative store designs and formats, locally-relevant beverage and food offerings, continued investments to build an even more engaging digital experience," Schultz said.

The Starbucks chief celebrated the opening of the new Starbucks Meguro store in Tokyo, whose store design and experience has been inspired by the traditional Japanese ‘Ichi-go ichi-e’ service spirit (literal translation: one time, one meeting).

Opened within the same building where the new Starbucks Coffee Japan Support Center is located, this store aims to highlight Starbucks mission – to inspire and nurture the human spirit, one person, one cup, one neighborhood at a time, and will serve to guide the company as it expands its store portfolio in Japan.

The Starbucks Meguro store is built to LEED certified standards and Japan today ranks 4th in overall number of stores that are LEED certified across Starbucks markets. Japan was its first market in Asia to certify a LEED store.