Starbucks 1st-quarter profit up 18 percent
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Starbucks Corp. , the  world's largest coffee shop chain, on Wednesday said quarterly  earnings rose 18 percent as the number of stores grew and  established outlets attracted more customers.
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Starbucks Corp. SBUX.O 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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Microsoft Corp. on Thursday said its first quarter profit climbed as personal computer sales and business demand fueled higher sales.
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Starbucks ratcheted down the number of new stores it plans to open this year and said it would close some U.S. locations as it reported a 2% rise in fiscal first-quarter earnings Wednesday.
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Starbucks shares soared even before the company announced September sales growth figures that trounced Wall Street estimates.
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Jewelry retailer Tiffany &amp; Co. on Thursday said fiscal first-quarter profit rose 15 percent, as international sales grew and U.S. customers made bigger purchases.
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Molson Coors Brewing Co.   reported quarterly profit on Thursday that trounced analysts expectations, aided by higher pricing and volume growth, sending its shares up more than 6 percent.
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VEVEY, Switzerland Aug. 18, 2004  Nestle SA posted a modest 2 percent increase in profits for the first half of the year as it faced such challenges as higher prices for raw materials like milk and coffee as well as cooler temperatures,which dampened ...
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Starbucks Corp  on  Wednesday posted higher quarterly profit as the premium coffee  seller works to revive its historically swift growth as it  grapples with slower U.S. consumer spending, high milk prices  and increased competition.
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The company posted quarterly net profit of $904 million and revenue of $6.22 billion, up 29 percent from a year earlier.
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Starbucks Corp. , the world's largest coffee shop chain, on Wednesday said quarterly earnings rose 18 percent as the number of stores grew and established outlets attracted more customers.
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Starbucks Corp.  said on  Wednesday first quarter earnings rose 18 percent, meeting  analysts' estimates, as it opened more than 8 stores a day and  attracted customers with lunch offerings and gift cards.
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Walgreen Co. (WAG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the top US drugstore chain, on Monday said quarterly profit rose 18 percent on strong sales of prescription drugs
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Kroger Co. , the largest U.S.  grocery chain, said on Tuesday that quarterly profit rose 15.8  percent, as shoppers were enticed by remodeled stores and  improved perishable goods, and it raised its earnings view for  the year.
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Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc  said on Thursday that quarterly profit rose, as the brewer sold more beer despite the slowing economy.
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Walgreen Co. WAG.N, the top U.S.  drugstore chain, on Monday said quarterly profit rose 18.1  percent on strong sales of prescription drugs, digital photo  processing and general merchandise, sending shares higher.
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Interbrew said its first-half profit rose 19.9 percent and maintained its 2004 full-year targets, saying the diversity of its beer brands around the world helped smooth out bumpy markets.