星巴克将欧洲总部迁往英国

 　　LONDON, April 16(Xinhua) -- Coffeehouse company Starbucks Corporation announced Wednesday to move its European headquarters from Amsterdam to London by the end of the year.

　　According to a statement from the company, some senior executives based in Amsterdam would transfer to London following the move.

　　Britain has more than half of Starbucks' European stores with more than 7,500 employees.

　　Starbucks to move European headquarters to Britain

　　"Closer proximity¹ to our biggest market will be critical to our success as we grow our business across Europe and the globe," said Kris Engskov, the company's new president of the Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

　　The company said it plans to open over 100 retail² stores and create 1,000 new, permanent jobs across Britain this year.

　　Meanwhile, the company will continue to employ over 200 people in Amsterdam.

　　Starbucks has more than 2,000 stores in 35 countries in Europe, while the number around the world is more than 19,000 retail stores in over 60 countries.

1 proximity   

n.接近，邻近

参考例句：

• Marriages in proximity of blood are forbidden by the law.法律规定禁止近亲结婚。
• Their house is in close proximity to ours.他们的房子很接近我们的。

2 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。