(1943 - ) aka Jane Worth Abbott, Alicia Brandon. Stella Cameron is a New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author. With over fourteen million copies of her books in print, Cameron is now turning her pen to mysteries and independently publishing COLD, Introducing Alex Duggins.
It was true when the first Starbucks opened in 1971, and itâs just as true today. Back then, the company was a single store in Seattleâs historic Pike Place Market. From just a narrow storefront, Starbucks offered some of the worldâs finest fresh-roasted whole bean coffees.
Starbucks first became profitable in Seattle in the early 1980s, and despite an initial economic downturn with its expansion into the Midwest and British Columbia in the late 1980s, the company experienced revitalized prosperity with its entry into California in the early 1990s.