It is hard to imagine a world with no Starbucks and skinny vanilla lattes. Starbucks is such a prominent company that people across the world cannot go a day without. However, they did not experience such success in the 2000s. They had to put soul and compassion into every cup of coffee in order to get where they are today. In one of their most trying periods, Starbucks had to permanently close 600 stores. In the closing of the stores, I was surprised by how emotionally attached people got to their local cafes and the pushback Starbucks received. Starbucks made the bold decision to close 600 US stores, three times more than what they originally suggested to close. The decision to close the stores was based off financial reasons and affected
