Can town cope with coffee shop boom?
The rising number of coffee shops in Petersfield could jeopardise its future economic capacity, according to a town business group. Coffee giant Costa Coffee is planning to move into town next month and it will do battle with another giant of the fast growing coffee shop industry, Cafe Nero - which

Publication: Petersfield Post (Petersfield, England)

Mallard Lake in Tanglewood Park - Winston-Salem Journal

Mallard Lake in Tanglewood Park Winston-Salem Journal, NC - 16 hours ago People-watch for the price of a cup of Joe at area coffee shops. 21. Grab a friend and take a paddleboat or a canoe for a spin on Mallard Lake in Tanglewood …

Shops closed in sheesha clamp - Gulf Daily News

Shops closed in sheesha clamp Gulf Daily News, Bahrain - Jul 19, 2008 TWO popular Hamad Town public coffee shops are to be closed for breaking new restrictions on serving sheesha. Twenty-eight coffee shops in the Northern …

Meeting over a coffee coffee; As new shops open up on every High Street, Jane Gallagher explores coffee culture.(News)
Byline: Jane Gallagher IT may not be everyone’s cup of tea but its rival refreshment, coffee, has been one of the business world’s biggest success stories. Across the country’s towns, villages and cities, more than 1,600 coffee shops have appeared since the early 1990s with the big four, Starbucks,

Publication: Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

Coffee Shop Owners Reflect on Tobacco Ban and Starting 'Drug … - ABC News

ABC News

Coffee Shop Owners Reflect on Tobacco Ban and Starting 'Drug … ABC News - Jul 1, 2008 A tourist, who wants to remain anonymous, smokes cannabis at the Dampkring, or Atmosphere, coffee shop in Amsterdam in this 2004 file photo. … Video: Marijuana survives Dutch smoking ban - 1 July 2008 AlJazeeraEnglish Netherlands smoke ban puts coffee shops in a spin ABC Online Dutch coffee shops weed out tobacco BBC News Reuters - Voice of America all 430 news articles

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Shops closed in sheesha clamp - Gulf Daily News

Shops closed in sheesha clamp Gulf Daily News, Bahrain - Jul 19, 2008 TWO popular Hamad Town public coffee shops are to be closed for breaking new restrictions on serving sheesha. Twenty-eight coffee shops in the Northern …

Amsterdam coffee shops say tobacco ban is blow to business
The Netherlands’ famous coffee shops, where marijuana is available over the counter, face the threat of extinction when the country goes smoke-free on 1 July. Smoking dope is the raison d’tre of the cafes which are scattered across the country, with the greatest and most famous concentration in

Publication: The Independent - London

Starbucks to Close 10 Stores in New York by Mid-2009 - New York Times

New York Daily News

Starbucks to Close 10 Stores in New York by Mid-2009 New York Times, United States - 18 hours ago By THE NEW YORK TIMES Starbucks said on Thursday that 10 of the 600 coffee shops it planned to shut by mid-2009 would be in New York City. … At Doomed Starbucks Shops, Sighs, but No Broken Hearts New York Times all 7 news articles

Joint not the same since the Dutch banned tobacco - The Age

The Age

Joint not the same since the Dutch banned tobacco The Age, Australia - Jul 19, 2008 But unlike other nations, it will continue to turn a blind eye to pot-smoking inside specific workplaces, namely Amsterdam's notorious coffee shops, …

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Filipinos: Diligent, overqualified coffee servers in S’pore - Inquirer.net

Filipinos: Diligent, overqualified coffee servers in S’pore Inquirer.net, Philippines - Jul 18, 2008 He said he did not rule out hiring Filipinos if they were willing to work in coffee shops. Foreign S-Pass holders, therefore, may well hold out some relief …

Local Coffee Shops Going the Way of Starbucks? (KIMT Mason City)
Local Coffee Shops Going the Way of Starbucks? by Brian Scott KIMT News 3 This week Starbucks announced they’re closing 600 stores across the country. The company says its due to tough economic times and too many stores.

Starbucks to close nine Southwest Florida coffee shops (The News-Press)
Area caffeine seekers may soon have to find a new coffee shop to satisfy their cravings for non-fat caramel macchiatos and double-shot lattes.

Shops closed in sheesha clamp - Gulf Daily News

Shops closed in sheesha clamp Gulf Daily News, Bahrain - 19 hours ago TWO popular Hamad Town public coffee shops are to be closed for breaking new restrictions on serving sheesha. Twenty-eight coffee shops in the Northern …

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Corniche sheesha cafŽs win reprieve - Gulf Daily News

Corniche sheesha cafŽs win reprieve Gulf Daily News, Bahrain - Jun 21, 2008 MUNICIPAL councillors have thrown a lifeline to Manama seafront coffee shops, which have been banned from selling sheesha from next month. …

Total ban on coffee shops - Gulf Daily News

Total ban on coffee shops Gulf Daily News, Bahrain - Jun 14, 2008 By MOHAMMED AL A'ALI A TOTAL ban has been slapped on new licences for coffee shops in the Central Governorate. Transfer of ownership of existing coffee …

Coffee shop fans lift loving cups
The mail came rolling in from readers in response to my April 18 column on coffee shops. As I had suspected, readers came up with plenty of first-rate places in which to savor a good cup of coffee and the many food delights that a coffee shop has to offer. This week’s winner of a dinner for two at

Publication: Chicago Sun-Times

Amsterdam coffee shops say tobacco ban is blow to business - Independent

Belfast Telegraph

Amsterdam coffee shops say tobacco ban is blow to business Independent, UK - Jun 16, 2008 By Peter Popham and Vanessa Mock The Netherlands' famous coffee shops, where marijuana is available over the counter, face the threat of extinction when the … Smoking ban 'could kill off Amsterdam cannabis coffee shops' Telegraph.co.uk all 3 news articles

Teen loves coffee-shop atmosphere - Staunton News Leader

Teen loves coffee-shop atmosphere Staunton News Leader, VA - Jun 20, 2008 Lins, 17, visits different coffee shops to observe the "atmosphere." She keeps a notebook in which she writes down ideas for her shop. …

Independents serve rich blend To compete with Starbucks, neighborhood coffee shops offer new twists to draw customers
Independents serve rich blend To compete with Starbucks, neighborhood coffee shops offer new twists to draw customers It’s the sign that pulls the caffeine-deprived into the Unseen Bean in Boulder. The sunglasses-wearing dog sniffing a steaming mug o’ joe, over the words “blind roasted coffee,”

Publication: Denver Rocky Mountain News

Amsterdam coffee shops say tobacco ban is blow to business
The Netherlands’ famous coffee shops, where marijuana is available over the counter, face the threat of extinction when the country goes smoke-free on 1 July. Smoking dope is the raison d’tre of the cafes which are scattered across the country, with the greatest and most famous concentration in

Publication: The Independent - London

Bikini-Clad Baristas On Their Way To Portland - KPTV.com

Bikini-Clad Baristas On Their Way To Portland KPTV.com, OR - 5 hours ago Baristas will serve coffee in their bikinis, a trend growing at coffee shops around the nation. Portlanders don't seem to mind the coffee shop opening up in … Bikini Coffee Company to open Portland location Northwest Cable News all 3 news articles

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Teen loves coffee-shop atmosphere - Staunton News Leader

Teen loves coffee-shop atmosphere Staunton News Leader, VA - Jun 20, 2008 Lins, 17, visits different coffee shops to observe the "atmosphere." She keeps a notebook in which she writes down ideas for her shop. …

CAFFEINE OVERLOAD.(Almost 3 in 4 coffee shop patrons (72 percent) agree that coffee from gourmet coffee shops is too expensive,)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Byline: KATARZYNA DAWIDOWSKA Gourmet coffee shops are literally taking over the world. Starbucks, for one, announced in January that it expects to have 10,000 stores open worldwide by the end of 2005, up from more than 5,000 today. But in today’s tight-fisted economy, it is unclear how long people

Publication: American Demographics

Dutch ban tobacco from ‘coffee shops’ (Daily Telegraph)
THE notorious Dutch “coffee shop” faces a unique conundrum under a new public smoking ban: its patrons can still light up their cannabis joints but no longer if blended with tobacco.

Smoking ban 'could kill off Amsterdam cannabis coffee shops' - Telegraph.co.uk

Belfast Telegraph

Smoking ban 'could kill off Amsterdam cannabis coffee shops' Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Jun 17, 2008 The owners of the country's "coffee shops", where cannabis is available over the counter, campaigned for an exception. But the Dutch prime minister Jan … Amsterdam coffee shops say tobacco ban is blow to business Independent all 3 news articles

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