Starbucks, which, though originally it was demonized for driving mom-and-pop coffeeshops out of business, seems to be the original impetus behind the 'coffeesho

Starbucks, which, though originally it was demonized for driving mom-and-pop coffeeshops out of business, seems to be the original impetus behind the 'coffeeshop renaissance' that a lot of American cities are going through. EXPANDED: not only that, but the new coffeeshops in order to compete have to offer much better coffee than the pre-Starbucks generation. And of course, the product is addictive, so they are not going away any time soon.