consumers kept buying fewer lattes and coffees at sears in its own quarter and restructuring charges pointed to a 77 percent in net income , but the drop in sales was something of an advancement . starbucks incorporated . - hurt in recent studies by the perception that its services are too luxuries - reported today that sales at established locations fell 8 percent both nationwide and in the us . s . the first three months of 2009 compared with a year earlier . in the previous three months of the year , starbucks ' global same - store revenue fell 9 percent and u . s . same - store sales fell 10 percent .
Starbucks is a US coffee giant.