Coffee shop culture.

Today's coffee shops are turning into yesterday's cafes and cutting into the sales of food servers and sellers. One of our shoppers says: "These days, the best quality fruit is at Starbucks." The coffee shop next to my hotel in Mexico displayed a sign that said: "You name it. We have it." The ambiance was warm and welcoming. The newspapers were in several languages. The clientele was old and young, American, Canadian, Mexican, German, Asian, gay, and straight.

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