I will miss sitting out in those big chairs on those warm winter nights at Watercolor. 
Starbucks closing in Rosemary?
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I'm quoting myself because I meant the little coffee shop at Watercolor Crossing. I heard it wasn't going to make it, either.
I saw a bunch in GA, but none in Athens. I wish they'd close the one they set up on Broad St. next to all the other independents.
I'm not sure about them. They have cut way back on their hours.
I like Starbucks but I love Amavida as well...especially when Little Amavida educates me on the merits of fair trade coffee! On the mornings I went there, she would come in the classroom, check out my coffee cup and tell her friends, "Yeah...she was at Amavida this morning." Too cute.
We agree a local company may have difficulty moving into these locations and make it work with the rents they are asking. We are not closing. We simply found that the majority of our business is morning through lunchtime and evenings aren't worth staying open for. If you are going to be a displaced "Bucks" Customer, please come try The Coffee House. We are located at Watercolor Crossing (next to publix) and have all your favorite coffee and espresso beverages. David goes in every morning and bakes our muffins, scones, cookies, biscuits, and croissants. Our breakfast sandwiches are fantastic and we also have a full line of made to order deli sandwiches and paninis made with Boars Head meats. Our coffee and espresso comes direct from Kaldi's Coffee Roasting Company in St. Louis and we are sure you'll love it!
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breakfast sandwiches???...
I didn't know...
we'll be by soon!
I didn't know...
we'll be by soon!
I can say from experience that you have to sell a LOT of cups of coffee to make a coffee shop work. All of the local Starbucks seemed to always have customers, but they also had corporate funding (maybe not so good funding). We should do our best to patronize all the locally owned businesses we can. Its not easy to survive in our paradise, but supporting big, national corporate businesses sends most of our money away (except, of course, money earned by the hard working employees). That said, my wife and kids will miss the WaterColor Starbucks too.
http://www.waltonsun.com/news/starbucks_1859___article.html/watercolor_beach.html
Starbucks at Rosemary Beach and Watercolor scheduled to close after Labor Day
Taking a morning walk down to the local Starbucks will no longer be an option for residents of Rosemary Beach and Watercolor. The two Starbucks locations are scheduled to close as part of the nationwide downsizing of 600 stores by the company.
They are scheduled to close some time after Labor Day, although no firm date is set, according to Quinn Petterson, an employee at the Watercolor location.
"I'm disappointed," said Petterson, who has worked at the location for nine months.
"It (Starbucks) has changed my life. I moved here not knowing anyone but after working here, now I know my community."
Customers at the Watercolor location had mixed feelings about the decision.
"They're going to close this one down? Will it be before the end of our vacation," asked customer Becky Iliya.
Becky and Charlie Iliya admitted they went to the coffee shop every morning of their vacation, however they were not surprised the location was closing.
"It's hard to make a dollar here with all of the fees," said Becky.
"A locally owned coffee shop would have a better feel than the commercial Starbucks setting," Charlie said. "There's just too many of them," he continued. "They did it to themselves."
Becky also said they expanded too quickly but felt they were a good employer.
The Iliyas are visiting from Dallas "where a Starbucks is on every corner," they said.
Another customer, Joel Drummond, was surprised to learn the store would be shut down. "Are they really going to close this one down," he asked.
"We're from Jackson (Mississippi) and they are closing two or three of them there, too. There are four now and they just got them a couple of years ago," Drummond said.
While the Rosemary Beach and Watercolor branches face closure, the Grayton Beach location is anticipating a boost in business.
Manager Johnny Shine said it will "absolutely" increase business once the other locations are closed. "This store has dropped in revenue since they (Rosemary Beach and Watercolor branches) opened."
The Starbucks in Grayton Beach will not be affected by the nationwide closures since it is licensed and owned by Sandestin, according to Manager Johnny Shine.
Shine was not sure if Starbucks was offering transfers for employees to other locations but said if they came to his store he would put as many of them to work as possible.
Starbucks at Rosemary Beach and Watercolor scheduled to close after Labor Day
Taking a morning walk down to the local Starbucks will no longer be an option for residents of Rosemary Beach and Watercolor. The two Starbucks locations are scheduled to close as part of the nationwide downsizing of 600 stores by the company.
They are scheduled to close some time after Labor Day, although no firm date is set, according to Quinn Petterson, an employee at the Watercolor location.
"I'm disappointed," said Petterson, who has worked at the location for nine months.
"It (Starbucks) has changed my life. I moved here not knowing anyone but after working here, now I know my community."
Customers at the Watercolor location had mixed feelings about the decision.
"They're going to close this one down? Will it be before the end of our vacation," asked customer Becky Iliya.
Becky and Charlie Iliya admitted they went to the coffee shop every morning of their vacation, however they were not surprised the location was closing.
"It's hard to make a dollar here with all of the fees," said Becky.
"A locally owned coffee shop would have a better feel than the commercial Starbucks setting," Charlie said. "There's just too many of them," he continued. "They did it to themselves."
Becky also said they expanded too quickly but felt they were a good employer.
The Iliyas are visiting from Dallas "where a Starbucks is on every corner," they said.
Another customer, Joel Drummond, was surprised to learn the store would be shut down. "Are they really going to close this one down," he asked.
"We're from Jackson (Mississippi) and they are closing two or three of them there, too. There are four now and they just got them a couple of years ago," Drummond said.
While the Rosemary Beach and Watercolor branches face closure, the Grayton Beach location is anticipating a boost in business.
Manager Johnny Shine said it will "absolutely" increase business once the other locations are closed. "This store has dropped in revenue since they (Rosemary Beach and Watercolor branches) opened."
The Starbucks in Grayton Beach will not be affected by the nationwide closures since it is licensed and owned by Sandestin, according to Manager Johnny Shine.
Shine was not sure if Starbucks was offering transfers for employees to other locations but said if they came to his store he would put as many of them to work as possible.
hmmmm, our son (Sr. @ S. Walton) works at the Rosemary store. (loves it by the way) He's helped out at Watercolor and Pier Park, too. Starbucks told him he could stay with the co. but would probably go to either Destin or Panama City. With the price of gas, he wasn't thrilled with that idea. One of the local Rosemary cafe's offered him a job so he needs to make a decision.
At any rate, it seems Starbucks is offering to keep any employees that want to stay and are willing to travel.
We're explaining to Mike that WHEN he goes away to college
there will probably be a Starbucks close by and would welcome his experience. He likes the campus at Northwest University but you can't surf on Lake Michigan so why would he leave?
if I knew then what I know now...and could convince him... ;-)
At any rate, it seems Starbucks is offering to keep any employees that want to stay and are willing to travel.
We're explaining to Mike that WHEN he goes away to college
there will probably be a Starbucks close by and would welcome his experience. He likes the campus at Northwest University but you can't surf on Lake Michigan so why would he leave?if I knew then what I know now...and could convince him... ;-)