Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz (L) and Chinese movie star Zhang Ziyi toast during the announcement ceremony to celebrate the establishment of the Starbucks China Education Project in Beijing September 19, 2005. Starbucks Corp.'s upcoming same-store sales growth will be 'more than acceptable' despite the upcoming anniversary of a price increase that boosted numbers over the past year, Schultz said on Monday. Shultz also said that China was the most promising market for the Seattle-based firm, which operates nearly 10,000 stores around the world. Some 140 of those are in China.click to open
Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz (L) and Chinese movie star Zhang Ziyi toast during the announcement ceremony to celebrate the establishment of the Starbucks China Education Project in Beijing September 19, 2005. Starbucks Corp.'s upcoming same-store sales growth will be 'more than acceptable' despite the upcoming anniversary of a price increase that boosted numbers over the past year, Schultz said on Monday. Shultz also said that China was the most promising market for the Seattle-based firm, which operates nearly 10,000 stores around the world. Some 140 of those are in China.click to open