China is the company's second largest market, same store sales in China skyrocketed 46% during the quarter. Starbucks has a special place in China because they very slowly and gradually and smartly built that brand. The average consumer in China consumes only 12 cups of coffee a year versus 380 cups a year where we're chugging it here in the United States.
China was the star of Starbucks’ earnings report. Can the company convince consumers to drink more than a dozen cups of coffee annually to keep fueling growth?
(00:21) Asit Sharma and Dylan Lewis discuss:
- Starbucks’ slowing growth in the U.S. and torrid growth in China. - Why investors need to be patient with Pinterest. - How AI and lagging PC sales trends are affecting AMD.
(15:14) Deidre Woollard caught up with Yasser El-Shimy for a look at Saab – a company that you think does one thing, but really should be on your radar for something else..
Companies discussed: SBUX, PINS, AMD, SAABY
Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Asit Sharma, Deidre Woollard, Yasser El-Shimy Engineers: Dan Boyd
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