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FILE - In this July 24, 2008 file photo, a Starbucks is shown in New York. Starbucks Corp. on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 said its fiscal second-quarter profit dropped 77 percent because of big restructuring charges related mainly to the closure of 123 U.S. cafes.

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  5. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 04: Trinny Woodall (L) and Susannah Constantine attend a photocall to launch the RED and Starbucks Partnership on November 4, 2009 in London, England.
  6. In this Nov. 2, 2009 photo, customers enter a Starbucks coffee shop in Arlington, Mass. Starbucks releases quarterly earnings at the close of the market Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009.
  7. In this Nov. 2, 2009 photo, pedestrians walk by a Starbucks coffee shop in Somerville, Mass. Starbucks releases quarterly earnings at the close of the market Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009.
  8. In this Nov. 2, 2009 photo, a Starbucks coffee shop is seen in Arlington, Mass. Starbucks releases quarterly earnings at the close of the market Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009.
  9. In this Nov. 2, 2009 photo, a Starbucks coffee shop is seen in Arlington, Mass. Starbucks releases quarterly earnings at the close of the market Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009.
  10. CHICAGO - SEPTEMBER 29: In this photo illustration, Starbucks VIA Ready Brew instant coffee is offered for sale at Starbucks coffee shop September 29, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. The company has been offering the product for sale in Chicago, one of the company's test markets, since March, but today launched it throughout the U.S. and Canada.
  11. CHICAGO - SEPTEMBER 29: Starbucks VIA Ready Brew instant coffee is offered for sale at Starbucks coffee shop September 29, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. The company has been offering the product for sale in Chicago, one of the company's test markets, since March, but today launched it throughout the U.S. and Canada.
  12. CHICAGO - SEPTEMBER 29: Starbucks VIA Ready Brew instant coffee is offered for sale at Starbucks coffee shop September 29, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. The company has been offering the product for sale in Chicago, one of the company's test markets, since March, but today launched it throughout the U.S. and Canada.
  13. CHICAGO - SEPTEMBER 29: Starbucks VIA Ready Brew instant coffee is offered for sale at Starbucks coffee shop September 29, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. The company has been offering the product for sale in Chicago, one of the company's test markets, since March, but today launched it throughout the U.S. and Canada.
  14. CHICAGO - SEPTEMBER 29: Starbucks VIA Ready Brew instant coffee is offered for sale at Starbucks coffee shop September 29, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. The company has been offering the product for sale in Chicago, one of the company's test markets, since March, but today launched it throughout the U.S. and Canada.
  15. CHICAGO - SEPTEMBER 29: Starbucks VIA Ready Brew instant coffee is offered for sale at Starbucks coffee shop September 29, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. The company has been offering the product for sale in Chicago, one of the company's test markets, since March, but today launched it throughout the U.S. and Canada.
  16. CHICAGO - SEPTEMBER 29: Starbucks VIA Ready Brew instant coffee is offered for sale at Starbucks coffee shop September 29, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. The company has been offering the product for sale in Chicago, one of the company's test markets, since March, but today launched it throughout the U.S. and Canada.

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