Starbucks to serve beer.
July 20th, 2009
Next week a store in Seattle will be opening called 15th Ave. Coffee and Tea inspired by Starbucks. Shortly followed by two more original locations where Customers will not only be able to buy their lattes but will also be able to pick up a beer or a glass of wine.
Alcohol is quite common at many European coffee houses and Starbucks seems to think that it will help out their dwindling profits in the face of many closings of their traditional coffee houses.
For now the test location will offer a variety of beers and wines ranging from $4 – $7.
Could this tip the scales in the coffee crusade? What are the chances of this coming to Canada? I’m thinking pretty slim for the next few years at least.