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Maintaining its ranking from the previous year , Seattle-based coffee company Starbucks reports an annual revenue of over $ 22bn and operates at over 28,000 locations worldwide . This includes the world ’ s largest coffee shop , located in Shanghai . The company is currently opening locations in China at a rate of one shop every 15 seconds . The effectiveness of Starbucks ’ supply chain is attributed by Rick Leblanc of The Balance to centralisation , the reduction of outsourcing costs , and “ very clear service , cost , and productivity metrics .” www . starbucks . com NOVEMBER 2018