... wages for employees and investments in café modernization. Investors will be keen to learn about comparable sales (like-for-like) on key markets: the U.S. (where Starbucks faces competition and labor movements) and China (experiencing post-pandemic consumption recovery). If the Chinese segment exhibits double-digit sales growth following the lifting of COVID restrictions, this would be a strong positive signal. Additionally, the market awaits details from the new CEO regarding strategic initiatives—from ...