Meaning of Starbucksification | Babel Free
Definitions
The increased homogeneity of an area as a result of big business, to the detriment of local character and diversity.
Examples
“In what might be seen as a move⟳ to promote⟳ salon-style discussions or a result⟳ of society's Starbucksification, a self-serve, push-button cappuccino, latte, and espresso machine came fall⟳ quarter to the Bartlett Dining Commons.”
“It leads to chainstores swallowing up individual enterprises; it leads to the phenomenon, recently labelled 'clone towns' in the UK, whereby every high street looks pretty much like⟳ every other high street. It leads to the Starbucksification of the world […]”
“The billboards were placed by an informal coalition of independent Louisville businesses – a protest⟳ against 'Starbucksification', sparked by the sale of Hawley-Cooke, Louisville's largest independent bookstore, to Borders in August 2003.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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