NEW YORK - APRIL 08: Starbucks Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Howard Schultz holds a cup of their new 'everyday' brew Pikes Place Roast in Bryant Park April 8, 2008 in New York City. Starbucks constructed a replica of the original Seattle Pike Place Market Starbucks in Manhattan's Bryant Park to celebrate the launch. The new brew is part of the company's efforts to increase U.S. sales, which have suffered amid a weak economy and growing competition from Dunkin' Donuts, McDonald's and other coffee shops. Getty Images logo Getty Images 19 months ago

NEW YORK - APRIL 08: Starbucks Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Howard Schultz holds a cup of their new 'everyday' brew Pikes Place Roast in Bryant Park April 8, 2008 in New York City. Starbucks constructed a replica of the original Seattle Pike Place Market Starbucks in Manhattan's Bryant Park to celebrate the launch. The new brew is part of the company's efforts to increase U.S. sales, which have suffered amid a weak economy and growing competition from Dunkin' Donuts, McDonald's and other coffee shops.

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