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- Can Starbucks make it in coffee-mad Vietnam?
- Crowds stampede stores for Japan's 'lucky bags'
- Would you stay in a hotel called 'The Thief'?
| Can Starbucks make it in coffee-mad Vietnam? Posted: 03 Jan 2013 12:23 AM PST The Seattle-based behemoth plans to try its luck in Ho Chi Minh City, already home to some of the world's best coffee Article Page Starbucks is hoping to shake up the coffee-drinking world of Vietnam, announcing plans to open its first store in the Southeast Asian nation next month, in Ho Chi Minh City. Normally, a Starbucks expansion announcement wouldn't merit much excitement. After all, the Seattle-based behemoth already has more than 3,000 stores in Asia alone. Country: Editions: Vertical: Region: Nav: Show map at bottom of page  Promoted to homepage blogroll: 0 Promoted to homepage hero: 0      |
| Crowds stampede stores for Japan's 'lucky bags' Posted: 02 Jan 2013 11:01 PM PST Some underpriced goodie bags contained coats, others, a Macbook Air Article Page It's "lucky" to be in Japan for New Year celebrations. To kick off the start of the new business year, Japanese retailers have a custom of selling sealed goodie bags priced at a large discount. The bags, called "fukubukuo" (meaning "lucky bag" or "mystery bag"), can contain items worth more than six times their retail price. While most stores in Japan opened on Wednesday, January 2, the first business day of the new year, 2013 marked the first year that a department store opened on New Year's Day. Nav: Country: Cities: Editions: Groups: Region: Show map at bottom of page  Promoted to homepage blogroll: 0 Promoted to homepage hero: 0    |
| Would you stay in a hotel called 'The Thief'? Posted: 02 Jan 2013 01:16 AM PST A Norwegian hotel pays homage to its island's criminal past -- and also helps ex-cons reenter society Article Page In the eighteenth century, the tiny island of Tjuvholmen was where Norway's most dangerous criminals were exiled and executed. Now, the area is Oslo's hottest district for art and architecture. The latest addition to the Scandinavian cultural hub is a cool new boutique hotel named after the area's sordid history. Slated to open on January 9, The Thief hotel takes its name from Tjuvholmen's nickname, "Thief Island." Nav: Editions: Country: Groups: Region: Vertical: Show map at bottom of page  Promoted to homepage blogroll: 0 Promoted to homepage hero: 0    |
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