1 Surface chemistry can also be interpreted from a coordination chemistry approach, and processes such as ion exchange, sorption, and weathering are really ligand exchange reactions.  Coordination compounds are complexes that consist of one or more central atoms or ions with one or more attached molecules.
With more than 18,000 Starbucks locations worldwide, the coffee giant has several unusual stores that are worth a look. Author Created with Sketch. With more than 18,000 Starbucks locations worldwide, the coffee giant has several unusual stores that are worth a look.
The first Starbucks location outside North America opened in Tokyo, Japan, in 1996. Starbucks entered the U.K. market in 1998 with the $83 million USD acquisition of the then 56-outlet, UK-based Seattle Coffee Company, re-branding all the stores as Starbucks. In September 2002, Starbucks opened its first store in Latin America, at Mexico City.