Starbucks in Essex

Starbucks in Essex

Basildon Eastgate Centre 49, Basildon, United Kingdom
	OPENED: Dec 2006, PHOTO: 6/11/2009
Braintree - Freeport Outlet Ce, Braintree, United Kingdom
	OPENED: Aug 2003, PHOTO: 7/13/2009
Brentwood II, Brentwood, United Kingdom
	OPENED: Feb 2004, PHOTO: 6/10/2009
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Chelmsford - High Street, Chelmsford, United Kingdom
	OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 7/13/2009
Chelmsford, Mall Kiosk, Chelmsford, United Kingdom
	OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 7/13/2009
Colchester - Culver St West, Colchester, United Kingdom
	OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 7/13/2009 According to the sign on the edge of town, this is the oldest recorded town in Britain, and this Starbucks sits in the shadow of a very old castle. Is that right--can you see the castle from the store? I forgot to ask.
Harlow - Sainsburys, Harlow, United Kingdom
	OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 7/13/2009 Article
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Ipswich - Buttermarket Centre, Ipswich, United Kingdom
	OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 7/13/2009
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Ipswich - Tavern Street (41/49, Ipswich, United Kingdom
	OPENED: Feb 2008, PHOTO: 7/13/2009 Saw some pieces of art that looked like they might be unique towards the back of the store, but I forgot to ask the supervisor/manager about them. Anna, if you see this page, please let me know about that artwork.
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Saffron Walden Market Street 4, Saffron Walden, United Kingdom
	OPENED: ???, PHOTO: 7/13/2009 Besides its charming exterior, this store has a very homey feel that includes a couple of different seating rooms. Its most interesting feature, though, is extremely unusual--a shelf built right in to a preexisting wall, used to display merchandise and coffee.
Southend, Southend on Sea, United Kingdom
	OPENED: 1999, PHOTO: 6/11/2009 This location, one of the original wave of British stores, has a sister store somewhere in Hawaii--anybody know where?
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Southend - High Street (188-19, Southend on Sea, United Kingdom
	OPENED: Sep 2007, PHOTO: 6/11/2009
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Stores Not Visited

Chelmsford High Chelmer SC, Kiosk

Chelmsford

Closed Stores
Note that if the name of a store listed as closed has a link, that indicates that the store was converted to a licensed store (or possibly franchised, if in the UK or France).

Opened	Closed	Name	City	Photos
Jun 2004	???	Loughton (Closed)	Loughton	photo	photo

Licensed Stores
My Starbucking rule regarding store ownership are complicated and will be explained fully in my as-yet-unpublishe book, but here are the basics. If Starbucks has a proper company in a country, such as Starbucks United States or Starbucks United Kingdom, then I only count stores operated, in whole or in part (sometimes there are partnerships) by Starbucks. In these countries, stores operated under license by other companies do not count. In most countries, however, Starbucks operates stores in a joint venture with another company (such as Tata in India) or licenses the brand to a primary (exclusive or semi-exclusive) partner, such as Alsea in Latin America and western Europe or Al-Shaya in the Middle East). In such cases I visit stores operated by those primary licensees, but not stores licensed to secondary licensees such as SSP or HMSHost. Additionally, in the U.K. and France, Starbucks franchises to a small set of companies, and I do not count those stores.
LS - Atlantic Hotel