Starbucks to exit Russia after nearly 15 years
Seattle-based Starbucks has 130 stores in Russia, operated by its licensee Alshaya Group, with nearly 2,000 employees in the country.
Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz drinks water before the announcement ceremony to celebrate the establishment of the Starbucks China Education Project in Beijing September 19, 2005.(photo credit: REUTERS/ALFRED CHENG JIN)Updated: 
