The logo is seen at the launching of the new coffee shop "Stars Coffee", which opens following Starbucks Corp company's exit from the Russian market in Moscow, Russia Aug. 18, 2022. (Photo/Agencies)
A restaurateur and rapper duo unveiled Stars Coffee on Thursday, reopening the chain of coffee shops in Russia formerly owned by Starbucks Corp, the latest major company rebranding after a months-long Western corporate exodus from the country.
Russian singer and entrepreneur Timur Yunusov, better known as Timati, drinks coffee at a newly opened Stars Coffee shop in the former location of the Starbucks coffee shop in Moscow, Russia, Aug. 18, 2022. (Photo/Agencies)
The branded cups are seen at the launching of the new coffee shop "Stars Coffee", which opens following Starbucks Corp company's exit from the Russian market, in Moscow, Russia Aug. 18, 2022. (Photo/Agencies)
Staff members get ready for the launching of the new coffee shop “Stars Coffee”, which opens following Starbucks Corp company’s exit from the Russian market in Moscow, Russia, Aug. 18, 2022. (Photo/Agencies)
The logo is seen at the launching of the new coffee shop "Stars Coffee", which opens following Starbucks Corp company's exit from the Russian market in Moscow, Russia Aug. 18, 2022. (Photo/Agencies)
A staff removes cover from a sign of the new coffee shop "Stars Coffee", which opens following Starbucks Corp company's exit from the Russian market, in Moscow, Russia, Aug. 18, 2022. (Photo/Agencies)