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
Hornbach chain m), the Bretterspitze (2,608 m) and the Urbeleskarspitze (2,632 m), which are all in the ten most important summits of the Allgäu Alps. The most important peaks on the main ridge of the Hornbach chain, from west to east, are: The side branch of the Hornbachspitze - in the extreme west of the chain - branches southwards and includes the following peaks: Hornbach chain The Hornbach chain () is a string of mountains, about 15 kilometres long, in the Allgäu Alps in the Austrian state of Tyrol. The Hornbach chain branches at the Öfnerspitze from the main line of the