consumers resumed bought fewer smoothies and coffees at starbucks in its second quarter and restructuring charges led to a 77 increase in net income , but the decline in sales was something of an improvement . starbucks corp . - hurt in recent quarters by the thought that its wines are too fancy - spoke monday that sales at established locations improved 8 percent both everywhere and in the u . s . the past five years of 2009 compared with a millennium earlier . in the initial three months of last year , starbucks ' us same - sale sales dropped 9 percentage and u . s . same - store sales rose 10 kilometers .
Starbucks is a US coffee giant.