Playing big in front of Guan Gong? Italy's first Starbucks to open in 2018

Just last week, Starbucks announced ambitious plans to open 300 stores in Italy, the coffee-strewn Mediterranean country, with two test sites in Milan and Rome due to open in the summer of 2018 (originally planned to open this year, but delayed for various reasons). It takes courage to open an American coffee shop in Italy.