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36-647: (Redirected from Ghostbusters Firehouse ) Ghostbusters firehouse may refer to: Firehouse, Hook & Ladder Company 8 , the New York firehouse used as the exterior of the Ghostbusters' base in the Ghostbusters films Fire Station No. 23 (Los Angeles, California) , the Los Angeles firehouse used for interior scenes of the films Topics referred to by

72-510: A celebration at the firehouse planned each year on the closest Saturday to June 8th to coincide with "Ghostbusters Day." "Ghostbusters Day 2024" fell on Saturday June 8th and attracted upwards of 500 plus fans and passersby to Ladder 8 in celebration of Ghostbusters 40th anniversary. Starbucks Starbucks Corporation is an American multinational chain of coffeehouses and roastery reserves headquartered in Seattle , Washington. It

108-772: A change in compact direction, Starbucks management transitioned from a singular brand worldwide to focusing on locally relevant design for each store. In May 2014, Starbucks announced ongoing losses in the Australian market, which resulted in all remaining stores being sold to the Withers Group. In July 2017, Starbucks acquired the remaining 50% stake in its Chinese venture from long-term joint venture partners Uni-President Enterprises Corporation (UPEC) and President Chain Store Corporation (PCSC) for US$ 1.3 billion. On March 21, 2018, Starbucks announced that it

144-659: A half-day behind a store counter each month, and he trained as a barista to immerse himself in the brand and stay close to customers. In June 2023, Starbucks was ordered to pay $ 25 million in punitive damages and $ 600,000 compensatory damages to a former regional manager. The court found that Starbucks fired her in 2018 because she was white. In October 2023, the operator of all of the Starbucks locations in Brazil, SouthRock Capital, declared itself bankrupt. SouthRock will continue to operate Starbucks locations normally while closing

180-538: A local coffee bean retailer for the first ten years in Seattle. It was founded by business partners Jerry Baldwin , Zev Siegl and Gordon Bowker who first met as students at the University of San Francisco : The trio were inspired to sell high-quality coffee beans and equipment by coffee roasting entrepreneur Alfred Peet . Bowker recalls that a business partner of his, Terry Heckler, thought words beginning with

216-492: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Firehouse, Hook %26 Ladder Company 8 Firehouse, Hook & Ladder Company 8 is a New York City Fire Department (FDNY) fire station , located at 14 North Moore Street at its intersection with Varick Street in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan , New York City. Its exterior has become famous for its appearance in

252-792: Is generally attributed to Starbucks, which introduced a wider variety of coffee experiences. Starbucks serves hot and cold drinks, whole-bean coffee, micro-ground instant coffee , espresso , caffe latte , full and loose-leaf teas , juices, Frappuccino beverages, pastries , and snacks. Some offerings are seasonal or specific to the locality of the store. Depending on the country, most locations provide free Wi-Fi Internet access. The company has been subject to multiple controversies related to its business practices. Conversely, its franchise has commanded substantial brand loyalty , market share, and company value . Starbucks originally opened in Seattle, Washington, on March 30, 1971. By selling high-quality coffee beans and equipments related, Starbucks became

288-477: The Seattle Post-Intelligencer , the wholesale business was more significant. From 2005 to 2007, Howard Behar was president of Starbucks North America. In September 2006, rival Diedrich Coffee announced that it would sell most of its company-owned retail stores to Starbucks, including most locations of Oregon-based Coffee People, escalating regional coffee wars . Starbucks converted

324-655: The COVID-19 pandemic , Starbucks closed all the café-only stores in the United States for two weeks. During that time, only drive-thru and delivery-only services were to function. According to the company representatives, all workers were to be paid for the next 30 days whether they went to work or stayed home. COVID-19 lockdowns caused Starbucks to suffer a general 10% sales decrease, and a 50% decrease in China where quarantine measures were especially strict. In May 2020,

360-555: The Microsoft's Azure -based blockchain service. Two men were arrested in a Philadelphia Starbucks location after a manager claimed the two were trespassing on April 12, 2018. The arrests led to protests due to their apparently racially-motivated nature. CEO Kevin Johnson later apologized for the incident, and the company declined to press charges. During the company's second quarter earnings call on April 26, Johnson indicated that

396-491: The Pacific Northwest and Midwest , and the company was roasting more than 2,000,000 pounds (907,185 kg) of coffee annually. In June 1992, at the time of its initial public offering , Starbucks had 140 outlets, with revenue of US$ 73.5 million, up from US$ 1.3 million in 1987. The company's market value was US$ 271 million by this time. The 12% portion of the company that was sold raised around US$ 25 million for

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432-714: The San Francisco Bay Area , under the Circadia restaurant brand. At the same time, Starbucks converted its Seattle Circadia restaurant into a Café Starbucks. In 1999, Starbucks acquired Pasqua Coffee—a San Francisco -based retail coffee chain that had almost 60 locations in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York City. In April 2003, Starbucks acquired Seattle's Best Coffee and Torrefazione Italia from AFC Enterprises for US$ 72 million. The deal only gained 150 stores for Starbucks, but according to

468-515: The "Tweet-a-Coffee" promotion in October 2013. On this occasion, the promotion also involved Twitter and customers were able to purchase a US$ 5 gift card for a friend by entering both "@tweetacoffee" and the friend's handle in a tweet . Research firm Keyhole monitored the progress of the campaign; a December 2013 media article reported that 27,000 people had participated and US$ 180,000 of purchases had been made to date. In January 2014, as part of

504-435: The 2005 film Hitch and in episodes of the television series Seinfeld and How I Met Your Mother . In 2021, The Buffalo Ghostbusters asked fans from all around the world to raise money for a new full-size replica Ghostbusters sign, which it later donated to the firehouse. The sign now prominently hangs outside year-round, above the main entrance, and is visited often by fans. This has led to an annual fundraiser, with

540-497: The Diedrich Coffee and Coffee People locations to Starbucks. The Coffee People locations at Portland International Airport were excluded from the sale. In early 2008, Starbucks started a community website, My Starbucks Idea, designed to collect suggestions and feedback from customers. Other users could comment and vote on suggestions. Journalist Jack Schofield noted that "My Starbucks seems to be all sweetness and light at

576-515: The Starbucks mobile app for prepayment by the customer before arrival to pick up the order. The layout of some stores will also be modified with a separate counter for picking up mobile orders. In December 2020, Starbucks announced that it is planning to increase its store count to about 55,000 by 2030, up from roughly 33,000. Bloomberg reported in July 2022 that the company was, through investment bank Houlihan Lokey , exploring selling its stores in

612-729: The United Kingdom. In August 2022, after months of suspension due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine , Starbucks sold all its stores in Russia to the Russian rapper Timati . The stores were rebranded as " Stars Coffee ", and are very similar to the former stores. Starbucks said it had no comment on the new owner. On October 1, 2022, Howard Schultz stepped down as CEO, with Laxman Narasimhan becoming Starbucks's next CEO. On March 23, 2023, Narasimhan told employees that he would work

648-497: The building. While the firehouse served as the set for exterior scenes, the interior of the Ghostbusters base was shot in a Los Angeles studio, and in Fire Station No. 23 , a decommissioned Los Angeles firehouse. In the 2016 reboot of Ghostbusters , the firehouse makes two appearances. In Ghostbusters: Afterlife it is briefly mentioned that the firehouse has become a Starbucks . The firehouse has also appeared in

684-640: The closing of 150 locations in 2019; three times the number the corporation typically closes in a single year. The closings were to happen in urban areas that already have dense clusters of stores. In July 2019, Starbucks announced that it would no longer be selling newspapers in its cafés. It was also announced that kiosks for grab-and-go snacks and bags of whole-bean coffee would be removed from stores beginning in September 2019. In November 2019, Starbucks opened its largest store ever on Michigan Avenue , Chicago, with 200 employees. On March 20, 2020, due to

720-598: The company asked for reduced rent from landlords due to the decrease in sales. In June 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States , the company announced that it would close 400 of its locations in the US/Canada region over the subsequent 18 months as it moves from the coffee house concept to what it calls "convenience-led" formats with drive-through and curbside pickup . Starbucks announced that it planned to open 300 stores that will primarily focus on carryout and pickup orders. The new stores will work with

756-522: The company had 35,711 stores in 80 countries, 15,873 of which were located in the United States. Of Starbucks' U.S.-based stores, over 8,900 are company-operated, while the remainder are licensed. It is currently the world's largest coffeehouse chain . The company is ranked 120th on the Fortune 500 and 303rd on the Forbes Global 2000 , as of 2022. The rise of the second wave of coffee culture

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792-542: The company had not seen a drop in sales as a result of the event and subsequent coverage. The company reiterated its guidance for full year earnings, and beat consensus expectations of 1.8 percent same-store sales growth, with 2 percent growth. Johnson announced that the company would close some 8000 locations on May 29 for a seminar about racial bias in order to prevent future events similar to those that occurred in Philadelphia. On June 19, 2018, Starbucks announced

828-404: The company, which enabled it to double its number of stores over the next two years. By September 1992, Starbucks' share price had risen by 70%. In 1994, Starbucks acquired The Coffee Connection , gaining the rights to use, make, market, and sell the " Frappuccino " beverage. The beverage was introduced under the Starbucks name in 1995. In 1999, Starbucks experimented by opening eateries in

864-405: The firehouse remains in service. From 2016 to 2018, it was subject to a renovation costing $ 6 million. The firehouse was selected as the base of the Ghostbusters for the 1984 film after an early draft of the script envisioned the Ghostbusters as a public service much like the fire department. Reportedly, the firehouse was chosen because the writer and actor Dan Aykroyd knew the area and liked

900-805: The following month. Nick Wailes, an expert in strategic management of the University of Sydney , said that "Starbucks failed to truly understand Australia's café culture." In January 2009, Starbucks announced the closure of an additional 300 underperforming stores and the elimination of 7,000 positions. CEO Howard Schultz also announced that he had received board approval to reduce his salary. Altogether, from February 2008 to January 2009, Starbucks terminated an estimated 18,400 U.S. jobs and began closing 977 stores worldwide. In August 2009, Ahold announced closures and rebranding for 43 of its licensed store Starbucks kiosks for their US-based Stop & Shop and Giant supermarkets. In 2012, Starbucks had annual Frappuccino sales of over US$ 2 billion. In August 2012,

936-561: The largest Starbucks in the US opened at the University of Alabama's Ferguson Centre. On June 25, 2013, Starbucks began to post calorie counts on menus for drinks and pastries in all of its U.S. stores. In July 2013, more than 10% of in-store purchases were made on customers' mobile devices via the Starbucks app . The company once again utilized the mobile platform when it launched

972-462: The letters "st" were powerful, leading the founders to create a list of words beginning with "st", hoping to find a brand name. They chose "Starbo", a mining town in the Cascade Range and from there, the group remembered "Starbuck", the name of the chief mate in the book Moby-Dick . Bowker said, " Moby-Dick didn't have anything to do with Starbucks directly; it was only coincidental that

1008-536: The moment, which I don't think is possible without quite a lot of censorship." In March 2008, Starbucks acquired Coffee Equipment Company , which was the manufacturer of the Clover Brewing System. It began testing the "fresh-pressed" coffee system at several Starbucks locations in Seattle, California, New York, and Boston. In July 2008, during the Great Recession , Starbucks announced it

1044-785: The original owners of Starbucks, led by Jerry Baldwin , purchased Peet's Coffee . By 1986, the company was operating six stores in Seattle and had begun to sell espresso coffee. In 1987, the original owners sold the Starbucks chain to their former director of marketing Howard Schultz , who rebranded his Il Giornale coffee outlets as Starbucks and began to expand the company. Also in 1987, Starbucks opened its first locations outside of Seattle, in Waterfront Station in Vancouver , British Columbia, and in Chicago , Illinois. By 1989, there were 46 Starbucks stores located across

1080-440: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ghostbusters firehouse . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ghostbusters_firehouse&oldid=695086266 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

1116-479: The sound seemed to make sense . " The first Starbucks store was located in Seattle at 2000 Western Avenue from 1971 to 1976. They later moved the café to 1912 Pike Place. During this time, Starbucks stores sold just coffee beans and not drinks. In its first two years of operation, Starbucks purchased green coffee beans from Peet's Coffee & Tea . In 1973, Alfred Peet stopped supplying Starbucks and helped train their new Roastmaster, Jim Reynolds. In 1984,

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1152-492: The supernatural comedy franchise Ghostbusters . The firehouse was built in 1903 after the establishment of the FDNY as the base of the formerly independent Hook and Ladder fire company 8. The building was designed as the first of a series of Beaux-Arts style firehouses by the city superintendent of buildings, Alexander H. Stevens. The building, which originally had two vehicle doors, was halved in size in 1913 after Varick Street

1188-501: Was closing 600 underperforming company-owned stores and cutting U.S. expansion plans amid growing economic uncertainty. On July 29, 2008, Starbucks also cut almost 1,000 non-retail jobs as part of its bid to re-energize the brand and boost its profit. Of the new cuts, 550 of the positions were layoffs and the rest were unfilled jobs. Additionally in July 2008, Starbucks announced that it would close 61 of its 84 stores in Australia in

1224-571: Was considering the use of blockchain technology to connect coffee drinkers with coffee farmers who could eventually be able to take advantage of new financial opportunities. The pilot program was planned to start with farmers in Costa Rica , Colombia, and Rwanda in order to develop a new way to track the bean-to-cup journey. In 2019, at the Microsoft Build conference , the coffee company formally announced its "bean to cup" program using

1260-489: Was founded in 1971 by Jerry Baldwin , Zev Siegl , and Gordon Bowker at Seattle's Pike Place Market initially as a coffee bean wholesaler. Starbucks was converted into a coffee shop serving espresso -based drinks under the ownership of Howard Schultz , who was chief executive officer from 1986 to 2000 and led the aggressive expansion of the franchise across the West Coast of the United States . As of November 2022,

1296-492: Was widened. The firefighters of Hook & Ladder No. 8 were among the first responders to the September 11, 2001, attacks . In 2011, the firehouse was threatened with closure after the city administration planned to close 20 fire companies to save money. But after a public campaign to save it, supported by the later Mayor Bill de Blasio and actor Steve Buscemi , who also was a New York City firefighter from 1980 to 1984,

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