Starbucks raises expansion goal to 40,000 stores
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Starbucks Corp. on Thursday raised its long-term expansion goal to 40,000 stores from 30,000, and said it was no where close to exhausting opportunities in North America even though growth also looms internationally.
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Starbucks Corp. SBUX.O said on   Thursday that sales at its coffee shops open at least 13 months   rose 5 percent, helped by sales of coffee drinks and additional   food items.
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Starbucks Corp.  on Wednesday said quarterly net profit rose 47 percent, helped by sales of new products like Frappuccino Light, aggressive store expansion, and an extra week.
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Starbucks Corp., the world&#39;s largest coffee-shop chain, on Wednesday said sales at stores open at least a year rose 8 percent in August, the first time growth fell below double-digits in nine months.
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Starbucks Corp. SBUX.O on  Wednesday said quarterly net profit rose 47 percent, helped by  sales of new products like Frappuccino Light, aggressive store  expansion, and an extra week.
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Starbucks Corp. on Wednesday said customers will be able to make custom music CDs at 45 of its U.S. coffee shops by later this month, the first step in a plan to expand the service nationwide.
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Despite its size, Starbucks still has plenty of room to grow.
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Starbucks Corp.'s push into entertainment moved further from the coffeehouse shelves Monday as the company launched a record label based on its existing Hear Music brand.
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The online retailer continues to accelerate its growth levels.
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Starbucks Earnings Growth Caffeinated
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Howard Schultz, the chairman of Starbucks, discusses his companyâs global expansion, relationships with suppliers and health care reform.
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The fast food giant will reportedly turn to coffee to continue to boost its margins.
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Starbucks Corp. , the world's largest coffee shop chain,  on Wednesday said quarterly net profit rose 47 percent, helped by its aggressive store expansion and an extra week in the period.
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Starbucks Corp. SBUX.O on  Wednesday reported a 31 percent increase in first-quarter net   income, on strong sales of holiday products like Christmas  Blend coffee beans, and raised its earnings forecast for the  year.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to open or expand 40 to 45 discount stores and 240 to 250 Supercenters in the United States next year as the world's largest retailer continues an aggressive expansion plan.
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Starbucks Corp.  on Wednesday reported a 31 percent increase in quarterly net  income and raised its earnings forecast for the year on strong sales of holiday products like Christmas Blend coffee beans.
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Starbucks said Monday that it plans to give away about 50 million songs from iTunes as part of a promotion to drum up interest in its wireless music service that will debut soon.