During the Olympics you won't have to worry about stray dogs while wondering the streets of Athens looking for a Starbucks. You will, however, get to take advantage of the prepaid card service that Starbucks is introducing in Greece in time for the games.

Starbucks also announced a quarterly profit increase of 44%. Perhaps sales at Starbucks is an indicator of better economic times. More people have jobs that enable them to afford their daily "Starbucks run."

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