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Just drop it! Guilin's first Starbucks suddenly closed!

Published: 2025-12-07 Author:

Last Updated: 2025/12/07, ▲ Click to pay attention| Daily Boutique Coffee Culture Magazine Coffee Factory Recently, netizens in Guilin posted that the first local Starbucks closed without warning. According to the poster, Guilin Dream Island Starbucks opened in October 2014 and is the first Starbucks store in the city. Because the store is located in an important local town

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Recently, netizens in Guilin posted that the local first Starbucks had closed without warning.

Starbucks, which opened in October 2014, is the first Starbucks store in the city, according to the poster. As the store was located near an important local traffic bridge, and the surrounding traffic was heavy and bustling at that time, it attracted many fans to queue up to buy at the beginning of its opening, which became a major event recalled by local residents.

During the ten years of business, the store has become a favorite of some people because of its beautiful scenery and comfortable environment in the store. From time to time, nearby residents will order a cup of coffee on the second floor with a great view, chat with their friends, or bring some good books to study quietly in the store.

However, with the rapid development of Guilin over the past decade, the commercial center has shifted with the movement of people, no longer staying around the original traffic bridge, and Starbucks has opened new stores in commercial squares and office buildings where the flow of people is concentrated in the city. As a result, the first store, which was lined up in a long line at that time, was gradually deserted because of the decrease in the flow of people around it.

Some citizens said that although the business of the store has declined obviously, it is still liked by some users, and many people come here to enjoy the scenery with coffee. To their surprise, the first store, which means something to the locals, will suddenly close.

It is understood that yesterday, many netizens learned that the store was about to close and went to sign in one after another to commemorate it. Some guests said that when they left the store, they saw the staff begin to move furniture and remove the store decoration.

On the other hand, people who have just learned the news through the posts on the social platform said that the end of the first store was too sudden and sighed one after another. Many people turned up the old photos they took at this Starbucks and were surprised to see that time was in a hurry and that they had grown from a green teenager to a worker. "my youth was gone," and "I thought the first place was unlikely to fail, but it did."this is the store I drank Starbucks for the first time."

Looking back on the past, more local people unconsciously lamented the development and changes of a city. Some people believe that the closure of the store, which used to be a queue for fans, is partly due to the increase in the number of commercial squares in the city, so that people flock to stores in commercial centers rather than these old ones on the side of the road.

On the other hand, some speculate that the lease of the store may have expired, but Starbucks did not continue to lease the store for the sake of adjusting the layout of the store. According to the chat records of Starbucks communication groups posted by users, the new store in Diancai Wanda will officially open the day after the first store closes.

Since the beginning of this year, Starbucks' first store in many places has become so lonely due to the rapid development of its city and the shift of its business center that brands have to close some old stores that have been operating for many years but are now unprofitable and readjust the market layout. Although it is a normal business behavior, for local residents, watching the sudden closure of stores full of memories, they can't help but feel sorry for this and feel that "it is the tears of the times after all."

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