NEW YORK: Starbucks Corp forecast slower sales growth than Wall Street expected this quarter and plans to close about 150 U.S. cafes next fiscal year to boost performance, sending its shares down 2 percent after hours.
The world´s largest coffee chain is facing competition both from upscale coffee houses and lower-priced fast-food chains like McDonald´s Corp and Dunkin´ Donuts.
It has missed analysts´ estimates for same-store sales in the U.S.-dominated Americas region in five of the last six quarters.
The company anticipates lower net new store growth in the United States for fiscal 2019 and said it would address rapidly changing consumer preferences by introducing new cold drinks like a mango dragon fruit beverage and focusing on growing health and wellness trends.
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