Green Mermaid Retreat: How Starbucks Closures Signal Globalization’s Bitter End
**The Great Caffeine Retreat: Starbucks Closures Signal the End of an Empire Built on Misspelled Names and Middle-Class Aspirations** The green mermaid is swimming away from her empire. Starbucks announced another wave of store closures across North America this week, adding to the 400 locations already shuttered since 2020. While corporate spokespeople blame “changing consumer…