However, despite having more than 24,000 locations worldwide, Starbucks has refused to franchise its standalone stores. "We don't franchise our stores," Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said in a WNYC ...

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Alshaya Group, a Kuwaiti multinational retail franchise operator, has suspended negotiations to sell its stake in the Starbucks Corp. franchise. in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia. This ...