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Starbucks sales up as prices rise
COFFEE chain Starbucks posted quarterly profit that topped Wall Street’s expectations on more visits from its well-heeled customers yesterday.
Sales in US cafes open at least 13 months jumped eight per cent in the quarter, more than the 5.3 per cent rise expected, and the company raised its fiscal year forecast above analysts’ estimates. The increase came from higher prices, it said.