This company's just-so story involves a trip to Milan that resulted in one of its executives briefly leaving to start Il Giornale.  
One of this company's dumber moves was an attempt to purchase Williams-Sonoma in an effort to diversify its short-lived e-commerce website.  This company bought the Hear Music chain as part of an expansion into the music market, which culminated in terminals where customers could burn custom CDs from some two hundred thousand songs.  This company's just-so story involves a trip to Milan that resulted in one of its executives briefly leaving to start Il Giornale.  To skirt franchise laws, Elias Zacklin is advised to open a (*) parody of this franchise on an episode of Nathan For You.  Its first store is a major tourist attraction at Pike Place Market.  In its early days, this company bought its product from future rival, Alfred Peet.  This company greatly expanded under CEO Howard Schultz, and it recently bought Teavana.  For 10 points, name this ubiquitous coffee company.
One of this company's dumber moves was an attempt to purchase Williams-Sonoma in an effort to diversify its short-lived e-commerce website.  
Starbucks