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Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq:SBUX):
WHAT:
Starbucks conducts historic in-store education and training event for more than 135,000 store partners (employees) across the United States.
In-store event:
-- The company will close each of its nearly 7,100 company-operated stores in the U.S. on Tuesday, February 26 at 5:30 p.m. local time to conduct a nationwide education event, designed to energize partners and transform the customer experience.
-- Stores with evening hours will re-open at 9:00 p.m.
-- The comprehensive educational curriculum to provide a renewed focus on espresso standards that will help ensure the exceptional quality of every beverage.
WHEN:
Tuesday, February 26 and Wednesday, February 27, 2008
STARBUCKS FUN FACTS:
-- Starbucks will be closed for 3 1/2 hours. That's 210 minutes or 12,600 seconds.
-- Approximately 7,100 Starbucks stores across the country will temporarily shut their doors to the public.
-- More than 135,000 baristas in the United States will be trained in a matter of hours.
-- That amounts to almost a half a million hours of training in one night.
"12,600 Seconds in Time" - 5 GREAT THINGS TO DO IN JUST 3 1/2 HOURS
1. Thinking of a change in hair color? A full color with highlights takes just about 3 hours.
2. Watch almost all of the nominated short films.
3. When was the last time you made a home cooked meal? You can roast an 8lb - 12lb turkey in 3 1/2 hours.
4. What better time to organize those closets; it's a jump start on spring cleaning.
5. After patiently waiting 12,601 seconds, head to Starbucks to get that espresso!