International Business News - Starbucks http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Starbucks Corp reported a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit and raised its forecast, in the latest signs that the chain is turning around after closing cafes and slashing costs, and its shares rose 4.1 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/223591-people-walk-paststarbucks-coffeehouse-in-warsaw.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091105/starbucks-beats-view-raises-target.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091105/starbucks-beats-view-raises-target.htm Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:32:01 EST Chief Executive Howard Schultz called Starbucks Corp's Via Ready Brew "perhaps the biggest opportunity" in company history as he prepared for the instant coffee product's North American roll-out on Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/221330-starbucks-customers-walk-out-of-the-store.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090928/starbucks-debuts-via-instant-coffee-ins-canada.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090928/starbucks-debuts-via-instant-coffee-ins-canada.htm Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:56:02 EDT Starbucks Corp Chief Executive Howard Schultz obtained a roughly $14 million paper profit by exercising nearly 1 million stock options on Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220442-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090915/starbucks-ceo-has-14-mln-paper-profit-on-options.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090915/starbucks-ceo-has-14-mln-paper-profit-on-options.htm Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:26:17 EDT Starbucks Corp named Michelle Gass on Thursday to the new role of president of its Seattle's Best Coffee chain, responsible for building out the brand and managing 550 U.S. Seattle's Best cafes. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/219716-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090903/starbucks-exec-gass-head-seattle-best.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090903/starbucks-exec-gass-head-seattle-best.htm Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:30:18 EDT Comparable store sales, also known as same-store sales, at Starbucks Corp. fell 5 percent in the company's third fiscal quarter, the coffee retailer said today. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/217123-starbucks.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090721/starbucks-same-store-sales-fallpct-3q.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090721/starbucks-same-store-sales-fallpct-3q.htm Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:49:24 EDT This morning participating Starbucks stores, in a bid to boost sales, are offering a free pastry with any beverage purchase until 10:30am. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090721/starbucks-offers-free-pastry-morning.htm Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:27:05 EDT