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Starbucks: America’s ‘third place’ next to home and work

Starbucks: America’s ‘third place’ next to home and work

In 1982, Starbucks was originally marketed as America’s “third place,” with ‘home’ and ‘work’ as the other two. 20 years later in 2002, it was the dominant specialty-coffee brand across North America, with practically no advertising expenses except for point-of-sale collaterals and local store marketing efforts. Also in that year, Starbucks [...]