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April 30, 2026

Starbucks says higher gas prices aren't yet dampening customers' enthusiasm

By DEE-ANN DURBIN
AP Business Writer

AP Photo/Jenny Kane [enlarge]
Starbucks says customers are responding to improved service in its stores, which saw better-than-expected sales in the company’s fiscal second quarter.

Higher gas prices may be changing some consumer spending decisions, but they don't appear to be dampening consumers' appetite for Starbucks.


 
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