Starbucks Starbucks, along with its partner Delek Group of Israel, closed all six of its locations in Israel, citing "on-going operational challenges" and a "difficult business environment." The Starbucks location in the former imperial palace in Beijing closed in July 2007. The coffee shop had been a source of ongoing controversy since its opening in 2000 with protesters objecting that the presence of the American chain in this location "was trampling on Chinese culture." In July 2008, the company announced it was closing 600 underperforming company-owned stores and cutting U.S. expansion plans amid growing economic uncertainty. On July 29, 2008, Starbucks
Closure in Moscow the support for The Dillinger Escape Plan's final ever Australian tour at their sold out shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. 2018 saw Closure in Moscow return to North America for the first time in eight years, supporting Protest The Hero during March & April, as well as playing their own headline dates in New York, Pennsylvania and Texas where they performed 'First Temple' in full. The band also announced a warm up show at Melbourne's Workers Club, which sold out in March. Later in 2018 the band decamped to continue writing their third album. The band's debut release, "The