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Thursday, December 27, 2012

Patch, Starbucks Team to Avert Fiscal Cliff

The two companies have joined forces to urge Congress to “Come Together” before tax hikes and spending cuts push America over the “fiscal cliff.”

On any given day, Buckhead and Washington, D.C., might seem like they’re a million miles apart. Today is not one of those days. As Congress and President Barack Obama attempt to hash out differences to stop America from falling over the “Fiscal Cliff,” Patch and Starbucks are teaming up to urge Republicans and Democrats to “come together.” The two companies are working together to make sure Congress gets the message America wants a viable solution to the country’s financial woes. Buckhead has several Starbucks locations including: 1200 West Paces Ferry Road, 2571 Piedmont Road NE, 1801 Howell Mill Rd NW, in Lenox Square Mall, 2900 Peachtree Road NW and at Phipps Plaza.  The so-called Fiscal Cliff encompasses all of the budget cuts and tax …

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Two Buckhead Starbucks Locations to Begin Selling Beer, WIne

The two locations were carefully chosen by the company to expand their testing of the beer and wine market.

Two Starbucks locations in Buckhead have been approved by the the Atlanta License Review Board to sell beer and wine. According to the SaportaReport, the locations are at 1230 West Paces Ferry Road near the OK Cafe and 1801 Howell Mill Road near Walmart and I-75. The permits will be issued for on-premise consumption unless denied by Mayor Kasim Reed. Starbucks has been testing the beer and wine market since 2009 and announced last December that it would expand the alcohol sales to five other cities to continue the market test. Alcoholic beverages will be sold starting at 2 p.m. in an effort to attract customers winding down from work.  Beer sells for $5 and wine prices range from $7 to $9 at one of the first Starbucks locations to sell …

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