Starbucks' quarterly sales decline in China was four times worse than the coffee chain expected and it has no ‘line of sight’ into when business there will fully recover, the company said, sending its shares down 2.2% in extended trading
Still, traffic started recovering in January and was "fantastic" during Lunar New Year, Starbucks China Chief Executive Officer Belinda Wong told investors on an earnings call on Thursday.
Starbucks posted a profit of 75 cents per share on an adjusted basis versus analysts average expected profit of 77 cents, according to Refinitiv. China has been Starbucks' fastest-growing market. It added a net 69 stores there over the quarter for a total of 6,090 locations. Global comparable sales at Starbucks rose 5%, compared with analysts' average estimate of a 6.75% rise, according to Refinitiv IBES data.
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