Starbucks posted same-store sales growth of 7.9%, more than the 5.7% growth Wall Street expected, according to Bloomberg data, and above the 6.2% jump seen in Q2. Last year, the company saw a 2% decline in overall same-store sales growth in the third quarter. The company expects US same-store sales to be up 6.5% or higher in the fourth quarter. For the year, Starbucks expects US same-store sales growth to be "a little more than" 6% and global same-store sales growth near 6%, Smith said. That's above previous expectations for global and US comparable store sales growth of more than 5%, which had already been revised up from guidance of 3% or greater.