Starbucks (SBUX) Banks on Expansion Efforts Amid Cost Woes Posted byZacks Equity Research November 19, 2021 Leave a comment on Starbucks (SBUX) Banks on Expansion Efforts Amid Cost Woes Starbucks (SBUX) benefits from robust comps growth, digitalization and expansion efforts. The company’s earnings in fiscal 2022 are likely to be impacted by strategic investments and cost inflation.