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• Starbucks Corp. announced that it has promoted Martin Coles, the president of Starbucks Coffee International, to be the corporation’s COO, a newly created position. CEO Jim Donald tells the Wall Street Journal that the move was initiated as part of the company’s strategic plan to grow from 11,000 locations today to 20,000 in the next four to five years.
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