Starbucks' invasion of China continues with 3rd opening.Great China International Holdings, Inc. has signed a 10-year lease with Starbucks Dalian Dalian or Talien (both: dä`lyĕn`), Rus. Dalny, Jap. Dairen, city (1994 est. pop. 1,855,200), S Liaoning prov., China, on the Liaodong peninsula in the Bay of Korea. , a subsidiary of Starbucks Corporation, to open a Starbucks cafe in the ground floor lobby of its landmark twin-tower President Building in Shenyang Shenyang (shŭn-yäng), formerly Mukden (m  k`dŭn), city (1994 est. pop. 3,762,000), capital of Liaoning prov., NE China, on the Hun River. , China. The 2,150 s/f cafe is the third Starbucks location in Shenyang and the first situated in a commercial office complex. Shenyang, with a population of approximately seven million, is located in Northeast China Northeast China (Simplified Chinese: 中国东北; Traditional Chinese: 中國東北; Pinyin: . The new Starbucks, which opened this week, is owned and operated directly by Starbucks Corporation in the U.S. "Starbucks joins the 25 Fortune 500 companies that also are tenants of the 26-story President Building," said Zhiren (Paul Paul, 1901–64, king of the Hellenes (1947–64), brother and successor of George II. He married (1938) Princess Frederika of Brunswick. During Paul's reign Greece followed a pro-Western policy, and the Cyprus question was temporarily resolved. ) Deng, chief executive officer of Great China. "The opening reflects the current transformation of Shenyang into a first-tier city with modern international conveniences. We are happy to offer our tenants with such a quality, well regarded amenity a·men·i·ty n. pl. a·men·i·ties 1. The quality of being pleasant or attractive; agreeableness. 2. Something that contributes to physical or material comfort. 3. ." Great China International Holdings' is one of the largest non-state-owned real estate developers in Northeast China. The company's core business is premium residential and commercial development and management. It currently owns and manages the President Building, which was completed in April 2002, with 25 tenants including General Electric (China) Co., Ltd., Johnson & Johnson, Kodak and Philip Morris. |
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