Interesting Starbucks Facts: 8 New Stores Per Day

1. A record 728 Starbucks stores opened during the most recent quarter -- an average of 8 stores per day! It has 13,168 stores worldwide.

2. The company's goal remains to have 20,000 stores outside the U.S. It now has 3,767.

3. Starbucks opened a record 223 stores overseas during the quarter (average of 2.5 per day), including the first Starbucks in Brazil and Egypt. Stores in Russia and India will open in 2007.

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