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Starbucks Corp.

Open at least 500 net new stores in China

Delivered by the deadline

AI-assessed · human review in progress Found and assessed by AI from the cited sources. Shown with its evidence; it is not counted in any Kept Score until confirmed.

Announced
28 Apr 2020
Due
30 Sep 2020
Delivered
by 27 Sep 2020
  • Deadline
  • Met
  • Late
  • Not met
  • Today

What the company said

“At least 500 net new stores in China”

What we found

Evidence strength A What the grades mean

Starbucks reported opening 581 net new stores in China during fiscal year 2020, exceeding its commitment of at least 500 net new stores.

  • A
    Starbucks Corp. 8-K filed 2020-10-29 Regulatory filing · published 29 Oct 2020 · retrieved 1 Oct 2026 · kept permanently by the SEC · fingerprint ba5f782678a3
    “As of the end of fiscal year 2020, the company had opened 581 net new stores in China” ✓ confirmed on the page

Market reaction: the shares moved -2.5% against the S&P 500 over the three sessions around the disclosure (28 Oct 2020 to 2 Nov 2020). What this measures

Checked 1 Oct 2026.

Commitment DNA

The structured record of this commitment. Fields the company did not state are left blank rather than guessed.

Event type
Facility other
Indicative materiality
Medium rules
Action
Open
Deliverable
500 net new stores in China
Target
500 stores
Where
China
In the company’s control
High
Specificity
High

How this entry was checked

  1. Commitment recordedThe company's words were matched word for word against the filing.
  2. First checkAn AI model, Gemini (Google), read the company's later filings and recorded the outcome with a quoted passage.
  3. Second check: agreesA different AI model, Claude (Anthropic), re-read the evidence without being told the outcome and reached the same answer.

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