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Loco Boutique’s Guillaume Maman

Posted on June 24, 2012 by bermanevansretail

Guillaume Maman tells how he went from professional windsurfing to becoming General Manager of the Honolulu-based Loco Boutique retail store chain that has spread to Japan and other Pacific Rim countries. He also gives some career tips.

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Starbucks’ Schultz on Its Via Brand Instant Coffee

Posted on June 24, 2012 by bermanevansretail

Starbucks Corp. Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz talked with Bloomberg’s Mike Firn in Tokyo about the outlook for sales of Via instant coffee as it started offering the powdered mix today in Japan, the world’s biggest market for instant coffee. Starbucks started offering … Continue reading →

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Gloria Jean’s Coffees to open Coffee University in Malaysia

Posted on June 23, 2012 by bermanevansretail

There are many opportunities for retailers in emerging markets, as this video exemplifies.

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