Dunkin' announced that they are closing 450 locations in 2020. It's a plan that has been in the works before the coronavirus pandemic so it's unrelated.
Starbucks announced Wednesday that it would be closing roughly 400 of its 10,000 locations this year. However, by the end of the year, Starbucks plans to open 300 more locations than it started the year with. How does that make sense? Well, the coronavirus pandemic has forced Starbucks, as well as other retailers, to take a hard look at their business model and make changes...
I didn't even know this was a thing!
Seriously, I mean obviously it's enough of an issue that Starbucks is now imposing a ban. But really, I guess people wake themselves up in all kinds of different ways- some more appropriate than others...
Is the Earth flat? A 'Flat Earther' runs into a NASA worker at Starbucks and asks him stupid questions about space. It didn't end the way he was hoping. For the record, we hate this guy!
This weeks Good News Bad News is all about what is going on in the world, Good News: Most of it is silly and no Unicorns were harmed. Bad News: My feelings were harmed.
Ever since I heard Mike Doughty's "Busting Up A Starbucks" I have dreamed of busting up a Starbucks myself, but I never actually did it, this lady did.
So, Whats the big deal? Is it a religious thing? Is it a cup-isseur thing? I dont get it, And when I don't understand something that seems to be a hot topic I turn to Stephen Colbert.