consumers kept purchase shorter lattes and coffees at starbucks in its second recession and reduction charges rose to a 77 percent in net income , but the drop in revenue was something of an update . starbucks corp . - hurt in recent quarters by the feeling that its drinks are too pricey - said wednesday that sales at developed sites fell 8 kilometers both worldwide and in the you . s . the first three months of 2009 compared with a year older . in the last three months of that decade , starbucks ' global same - store sales fall 9 fifty and u . s . same - store sales declined 10 fifty .
Starbucks is a US coffee giant.