Starbucks plans historic expansion in Canada

Thanks in part to Target, Starbucks Canada will be undertaking the biggest expansion effort in its history this year, with plans to open more than 150 new locations across the country.

The subsidiary of Seattle-based Starbucks Corp. will open outlets inside many of the 124 Target locations opening in Canada in 2013 beginning next month – but the exact number is still a secret, Starbucks Canada president Annie Young-Scrivener said Friday.

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Target to feature Starbucks store

Customers looking for the buzz of a good deal in the new St. Albert Target store next year can also look forward to a buzz of a different kind.

Target — which has bought up more than 100 Zellers locations in Canada, including the one in St. Albert Centre — has announced that they have reached an agreement with Starbucks Coffee to open Starbucks licensed stores in the majority of the 125 to 135 Canadian stores they will be opening across the country.

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