As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
UNECONOMICAL
uneconomical, wasteful
(adjective) inefficient in use of time and effort and materials; “a clumsy and wasteful process”; “wasteful duplication of effort”; “uneconomical ebb and flow of power”
uneconomical, uneconomic
(adjective) wasteful of resources
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
uneconomical (comparative more uneconomical, superlative most uneconomical)
Not economical
Source: Wiktionary
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