[adsense] We announced recently that many Caribou Coffee locations would be sadly shutting down. Monday, over under-performing 80 stores had their last day open before closing permanently. The remaining 88 locations, outside of Minnesota, will be converted into Peet's Coffee and Tea locations. Peet's Coffee and Tea is owned by the same company that owns Caribou. The … [Read more...]
Caribou Coffee Closing Stores Across the U.S.
[adsense] 160 stores across the country are being shut down by Caribou Coffee, half of the locations being reopened as Peet's Coffee and Tea Stores. The coffee company's main goal with the store closings is to focus more on it's home market in Minnesota. News spread of the closing via closing signs in store front windows, Twitter postings, word of mouth, and various … [Read more...]
Caribou Coffee and Project 7 Celebrate Earth Month
[adsense] Today, Caribou Coffee announced that this April it will be joining up with Project 7 to try and make a difference in the world. Caribou, together with Project 7, both share a commitment to community and sustainability. Caribou Coffee was the first major US coffee house to source all its coffee from only Rainforest Alliance Certified Farms, and always … [Read more...]
J.C.Penney Not Going Through With Caribou Coffee Partnership
[adsense] Caribou Coffee, who not long ago was purchased by Joh A. Benckiser Group for $340 million, has just canceled its plans with JCP. Michael Tattersfield, CEO of Caribou Coffee, has recently stated that the coffee chain "does not have plans to move forward with the partnership" with JCP stores. He has not mentioned why yet. Ron Johnson, CEO of JCP had planned … [Read more...]
Our Picks: Best Atlanta Coffee Shops
[adsense] There's a lot of things that make Atlanta one of our favorite city's, one of them being their dedicated love of great coffee. Atlanta is packed full of small, unique, and bustling cafe's conveniently nestled on almost every street. And, the great thing about coffee shops here is the sense of community you get as soon as you walk through the door. They don't call it … [Read more...]