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Starbucks Posts First Sales Drop Since 2020 During Global Pullback

  • Transactions declined in every region over the second quarter
  • The company cut year-end revenue estimate to single digits
A Starbucks coffee shop in Albany, New York.Photographer: Angus Mordant/Bloomberg
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Starbucks Corp. sales fell for the first time since 2020 as half-off deals and new lavender lattes weren’t enough to entice increasingly budget-conscious consumers.

The shares tumbled as much as 16% in New York trading Wednesday, the most since the early days of the pandemic in March 2020.