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Starbucks Americas sales up slightly more than expected


    (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp on Thursday said quarterly sales at established stores in its U.S.-dominated Americas region grew 6 percent.

    That figure includes a 7 percent increase in the United States.

    Global sales at STARBUCKS (SBUX.NQ)cafes open at least 13 months also were up 6 percent for the fiscal third quarter.

    Analysts, on average, expected same-store sales to rise 5.1 percent globally and for the Americas region, according to Consensus Metrix.

    Starbucks' Americas region sales also rose 6 percent in the fiscal second quarter.

    The Americas region contributes the majority of Starbucks revenue.

    (Reporting by Lisa Baertlein in Los Angeles; Editing by Phil Berlowitz)