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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dee-Ann Durbin

Starbucks feels the heat as more chains compete for US coffee drinkers

Starbucks Strategy - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Americans are drinking more coffee than they have in decades. But fewer of them are getting it from Starbucks.

The company that revolutionized U.S. coffee culture remains America's biggest player, with nearly 17,000 U.S. stores and plans to open hundreds more. But it's facing unprecedented competition, which will make it harder to win back the customers it already lost.

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