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Starbucks NPR'S Wendy Kaufman reports that Starbucks continues to do well despite a sluggish economy. Stores open at least one year saw sales rise 10 percent in May. Since Chairman Howard Schultz launched the company in the 1980s with a handful of stores, Starbucks has now grown to more than 5,000 stores in 28 countries.

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NPR'S Wendy Kaufman reports that Starbucks continues to do well despite a sluggish economy. Stores open at least one year saw sales rise 10 percent in May. Since Chairman Howard Schultz launched the company in the 1980s with a handful of stores, Starbucks has now grown to more than 5,000 stores in 28 countries.