Starbucks Will Open Giant Store in Milan as It Tries to Crack Italy’s Obsessive Coffee Culture

The coffee giant will open a statement-making, 25,500-square-foot roastery in the historic Palazzo Delle Poste in Milan late in 2018, the company revealed on Tuesday. When it debuts, it will mark Starbucks’ first roastery in the European, Middle Eastern and African region, and its fifth international spot.