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Howard Schultz's vision began to materialize in $1983$ when Schultz went to a housewares show in Milan, Italy. This was his first exposure to Italian$-$style espresso bars.

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Starbucks' first mission statement was written in $1990$ and revised in $2008,$ the goal was to convey the message that Starbucks would become a global company and be "the premier purveyor of the finest coffee in the world."

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Starbucks planned on franchising Starbucks as part of the initial strategic plan.

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Starbucks strategy to go global was in early $1999.$

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Howard Schultz's focus was to build the Starbucks brand, and drive revenue growth, largely by developing new distribution channels for Starbucks products.

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Starbucks has been slowing down its growth strategy, they have shut down locations in China and other international locations.

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