date:Jul 26, 2013
buying tea, juice and bakery companies and linking its cafe business, grocery product sales and loyalty card programs.
Same-store sales also increased 9 percent for China and the Asia Pacific region and 2 percent for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, an area that has struggled to grow.
Based on results from the latest quarter, Starbucks boosted its full-year forecast to $2.22 to $2.23 per share from a previous range of $2.12 to $2.18 per share.
The company, which recently bought tea