Today, I visited the CelcomDigi store at Taman Segar (a place I haven’t been to in years) to inquire about my home fiber service. The visit went quite smoothly, and everything was resolved.

As I stepped outside a few minutes later, it started raining. I decided to wait it out by spending some time in Leisure Mall.

While walking around, I noticed something shocking—the Starbucks café I used to visit almost daily to spend my afternoons had closed down. Yes, closed down. Dah tutup kedai!

Still in disbelief, I walked further down the row of shops and asked one of the staff nearby, "Hey, do you know what happened to the Starbucks over there?"

Their reply: "Oh, that one? They’ve closed down. No more Starbucks, it’s gone."

One SB closed down and you called it a crisis??

What?

People vote with their wallets

1 closed is not
But worldwide Starbuck in deep shit since last year

i'm curious the cofeebean next to citidel hotel midvalley, was it previously starbucks?

been ages since i last visited midvalley

This post has been edited by Rusty Nail: Jan 10 2025, 07:34 PM

i swear i just read something about starbucks earlier

Starbucks’s sales improving, says Vincent Tan citing ‘more realistic’ M’sians

KUALA LUMPUR: Starbucks Malaysia is seeing an improvement in sales with the boycott of its outlets tapering off, according to Berjaya Group founder Vincent Tan.

Tan attributed this to consumers being more realistic about Starbucks Malaysia and the absence of any links between the company and the Israel-Palestine conflict.

“People are becoming more realistic. We can’t do anything about what Israel is doing, or what’s happening in Gaza.

“People are realising (that Starbucks Malaysia) is not hurting anyone.

“If you boycott Starbucks, how does it affect Israel? The US will send more money to them,” he told reporters after the launch of the Brahmarpanam Soup Kitchen here today.

Moving forward, the tycoon said Starbucks Malaysia will focus on consolidating its business and welcoming customers back into its stores.

Berjaya Food Bhd (BFood) faced significant challenges as the boycott of Starbucks Malaysia, sparked by the Israel-Palestine conflict, had heavily impacted its operations, given that the brand used to contribute 90% of the group’s revenue.

Three months ago, BFood denied having to permanently close more than 100 Starbucks outlets in Malaysia, saying “only a few” had ceased operations while most were only temporarily closed.

In August 2023, the company reportedly closed three Starbucks outlets permanently and temporarily suspended operations at 25 underperforming stores due to the boycott.

Starbucks is one of a number of US-based chains, including McDonalds and Burger King, that have been boycotted by Malaysians angered by the US’s support of Israel’s invasion of Gaza.

In the past, Tan had pleaded with Malaysians to stop boycotting Starbucks as it only hurt the locals running the company. About 85% of the staff were Muslims.

https://www.msn.com/en-my/money/economy/sta...ans/ar-BB1rcXFJ

Why you didn’t spent more on them? It’s all your fault.

Once awhile go out jalan jalan lah...
Don't stay in ur cave so long
Starbucks nationwide closing left n right, some convert to Paris Baguette

This post has been edited by galkelly: Jan 10 2025, 08:28 PM

not new la, some branch closed but there are also some branch "hibernate", freeze operation but everything inside still there

but boikot or not it's true they expanded too over, pre boikot they have like 350+ outlets and even aimed to reach 400 by mid 2023 then boikot happened, now around 320+

why the hell a cafe need to have 350+ outlets? even mcd also have like 370 outlets only

it was Coffee Beans since beginning.

3 Starbucks closed at my town area.

- ukay perdana
- setapak near tawakal
- aeon wangsa maju

It's leisure mall.

Make some noise when Starbucks in pavi / klcc / pyramid / OU close down

Even KLCC also closed what do u think ?

The franchising owner surrendered the ownership to Berjaya Food Company. Is ok. People always forgot and I'm sure SB will come back again

low traffic + old branch they will close and re-open at other place

because if they reach the cycle that need renovate ..might as well "invest" at other place

nowadays all those new property they even offering super cheap rental for like 5 or 10 years to let those big brand come and open shop

This post has been edited by fantasy1989: Jan 10 2025, 09:46 PM

We can look forward to Stonelucks, Sunbucks, Starfucks, Steamsucks cafe from China.

They are consolidating, crowds are returning from my observation.

But a lot of competition from zus cafe.

I still find Starbuck has its vibe and ambience that cannot be replicated by others, although it's getting a bit too pricey.

Im surprised tealive is still in business

Noted with thanks

sweet like diabetes from the beginning. even rm2 kopitiam coffee taste better than them. like 💩. zus is another 💩. hopefully local brands that taste more like real coffee can replace it.