Product Distribution: Thinking Outside The Norm

With the number of equipment dealers on the decline, we are always interested when someone finds a less than conventional outlet for their product, but this one by Starbucks caught us by surprise.

It seems those grieving the dearly departed in South Carolina will soon have a little something extra to soothe the pain, a Starbucks franchise right inside the funeral home.

A fourth-generation funeral home has hired staff to run the Starbucks franchise which will be open to the public, not just to those attending services.

Starbucks will install equipment and menus at the end of July and expects the shop to open sometime in August.