Starbucks to unveil new model coffeehouse

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Starbucks to unveil new model coffeehouse
SEATTLE, (UPI) -- Starbucks says it will debut a new prototype store in Seattle that will feature live music as well as wine and cold beer, a first for the coffee giant.

The Starbucks-branded outlet will open in the city's Capitol Hill neighborhood following a two-month renovation that will begin next month, a company spokeswoman told the Seattle Times.

The new store will include a more industrial look than typical Starbucks, the Times said Saturday, and will feature deck seating, a cozy indoor-outdoor fireplace and a 360-degree bar that will encourage personal interaction between baristas and customers.

The Times said the new-style Starbucks evolved out of a program that developed "stealth" cafes carrying different names, and as a countermove to McDonald's budding foray into the coffeehouse sector.
 
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