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Starbucks spends $1B on comfy armchairs, plants to lure ‘lonely and disconnected’ customers back to coffee shops

Starbucks is spending $1 billion on comfy armchairs, plants and hardcover books to spruce up its coffee shops – betting that's enough to lure back lonely customers fed-up with the digital age.

Republican Ledger staff · 3:27 PM ET

Starbucks spends $1B on comfy armchairs, plants to lure ‘lonely and disconnected’ customers back to coffee shops
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Starbucks is spending $1 billion on comfy armchairs, plants and hardcover books to spruce up its coffee shops – betting that's enough to lure back lonely customers fed-up with the digital age.

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