2014 Event Colombian coffee company Juan Valdez announces plans to go public in a couple of years; in the meantime, the company plans to expand its higher-end coffee shops around the globe in direct competition with Starbucks 2012 Event In India, a nationwide strike against rising gas prices closes shops and interrupts public transport across the country 1932 Event United Cigar Stores shuts 800 shops 1894 Event In New York City, 12,000 tailors went on strike protesting sweat shops
