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Retail In Asia 
Starbucks recently announced plans to double its store count in China to over 3,000 stores by 2019. It said China and the Asia-Pacific region represent enormous immediate, high-value opportunities for the company.
Belinda Wong - president Starbucks China,said China is the fastest growing market for Starbucks. The company has been in China for 16 years with 25,000 partners working in 1,400 stores in 84 cities, with 3 million transactions every week.