The World’s Biggest Starbucks Opens in Shanghai. Here’s What It Looks Like.
He was one of hundreds of Chinese caffeine fiends gathered to visit what essentially serves as a tribute built by Starbucks in their honor.
The American company on Wednesday opened its largest store in the world in Shanghai, a 29,000-square-foot sanctuary staffed by 400 employees.
The store demonstrates the faith — and the money — Starbucks is pouring into China.
SHANGHAI — He Junwei traveled about 100 miles on a high-speed train to wait an hour for a cup of coffee.
Inside the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in the city’s center, customers got a close look at how the brown stuff is made.