Tag: SBUX
Apr 17, 2026 | 5 minutes read | Insight Flash
McDonald’s Expands Beverage Push, Heightening Competition Across Key Players
McDonald’s (MCD) plans to expand its beverage offerings nationwide later this year, introducing Refreshers and crafted sodas including the Red Bull...
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Apr 7, 2026 | 5 minutes read | Insight Flash
Blank Street in talks to raise $100mn amid rising spend from younger consumers in the US and UK
Blank Street Coffee is in early discussions to raise $100mn or more in new funding, according to the Financial Times, in a deal that could value the ...
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Jan 28, 2026 | 5 minutes read | News
Starbucks Stock Awaits Investor Day Verdict After First US Sales Win In 2 Years Fails To Wake Up The Bulls
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Dec 25, 2025 | 5 minutes read | News
Major food chains are reinventing themselves. We ranked their efforts to see who's winning the Great Restaurant Reset.
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Dec 2, 2025 | 5 minutes read | News
Burger King doubles down on burgers amid chicken craze
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Oct 27, 2025 | 5 minutes read | Insight Flash
SBUX Protein Launch Boosts New Customer Sales Growth Among Younger Shoppers
Starbucks (SBUX) launched Protein Lattes and Cold Foam Drinks on September 29 as part of an effort to focus on menu modernization and innovation. Fol...
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Sep 26, 2025 | 5 minutes read | News
Starbucks continues to cut corporate jobs in turnaround bid: ‘Many are cost centers, not revenue producers,’ says expert
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Sep 25, 2025 | 5 minutes read | News
Starbucks chases Gen Z nostalgia, betting $1 billion on plan to bring back the ‘third place’
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Aug 8, 2025 | 5 minutes read | Insight Flash
CE Data Reveals Early Impact of Luckin’s US Launch
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May 1, 2025 | 5 minutes read | Insight Market Hit
Grounds for Concern: SBUX Sales Results Brew Disappointment
SBUX recently reported 2025 Q2 same-store sales (SSS) growth down -2%, roughly in-line with Consumer Edge (CE) Implied Reported Growth of -1.3% and b...
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Apr 9, 2025 | 5 minutes read | Insight Flash
Tariff Tantrum? European Shoppers Cool on US BrandsÂ
As tensions flare over the latest US tariff announcement, early signs suggest European consumers may be quietly pushing back on American brands. The ...
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Mar 5, 2025 | 5 minutes read | All Posts
Sluggish Starbucks card reloads challenge turnaround plan in 2025
Starbucks’ (SBUX) US card reloads fell 3.5% YoY the four weeks ended March 1, according to Earnest credit card data. Sales grew from November 2024 ...
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Feb 6, 2025 | 5 minutes read | Insight Deep Dive
European Investment Research: A Look at How Customers Use Our Transaction Data
Just like U.S. investors, investors across the pond need fast, accurate, easy-to-access data and insights for generating alpha. A recent report by Ex...
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Nov 19, 2024 | 5 minutes read | Insight Flash
Starbucks’ Red Cup Revival: A Holiday Boost Amid Slumping Sales
For the past seven years, Starbucks has run its Red Cup Day promotion, offering customers a free holiday-themed reusable cup when purchasing a season...
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Oct 23, 2024 | 5 minutes read | Insight Market Hit
Coffee Jitters: Starbucks Sales Report Points to Continued Weakness
In its preliminary report, Starbucks blamed its weaker-than-expected results on soft demand. Despite key investments to engage customers with more fr...
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May 10, 2024 | 5 minutes read | Insight Market Hit
Dutch Bros Earnings Beat Attributed to Younger Consumers
Consumer Edge US Transaction data was predictive of Dutch Bros (BROS) system-wide sales beat, as the coffee chain reported 31% system-wide sales grow...
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May 1, 2024 | 5 minutes read | Insight Market Hit
Starbucks Earnings Fall Flat Amid Cautious Consumers
Consumer Edge US Transaction data was predictive of Starbucks (SBUX) sales miss, as the coffee chain reported flat total sales growth, close to CE Im...
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Feb 13, 2024 | 5 minutes read | Insight Flash
CosMc's: Will It Bring New Diners to the McDonald's Universe?
CE data examines if McDonald’s new brand, CosMc’s, brings in new customers. Using CSA-level data, CE shows that CosMc’s attracts non-McDonaldâ€...
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Oct 5, 2023 | 5 minutes read | Insight Flash
Student Loan Payments May Serve an Unhappy Meal
Department of Education data shows individuals aged 25-49 hold 69% of the student loan debt in the US: 30% from those aged 25-34 and 39% from 35-49*....
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Aug 4, 2023 | 5 minutes read | Insight Market Hit
Market Hit: Starbucks
Global coffee operator Starbucks (SBUX) recently reported US revenue growth of 11.5%, identical to CE Implied Reported growth of 11.5%. ...
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Jul 21, 2022 | 5 minutes read | Insight Deep Dive
Will Starbucks Have Its Own Brexit?
According to recent reports, Starbucks is looking to sell its UK business.  Although sales have recovered somewhat with offices reopening, does low...
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Aug 16, 2021 | 5 minutes read | Insight Deep Dive
Greggs Sales on A (Sausage) Roll
Consumer Edge’s UK data managed to capture Greggs’s sales growth for 2021H1. In today’s Insight Flash, we see how the company’s spend growt...
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Feb 8, 2021 | 5 minutes read | Insight Deep Dive
New Year, New Gym?
January has historically been the Black Friday of the fitness industry, with New Year’s Resolutions spurring an increase in gym memberships and ath...
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