Starbucks to open first India store in Mumbai by end-Oct

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Starbucks Corp will open its first coffee shop in India by the end of October, John Culver, president, China and Asia Pacific, said on Friday, in the latest delay to a much-hampered entry into the country.

Starbucks had initially planned to have its first cafes in India open by mid-2011 but was delayed by difficulties in acquiring real estate and high land costs.

It said in January it would have stores open by August or September.