As an additional data point, SBUX FY 2017 revenue was 22.3 bil. Works out to almost 80 mil per day. The US has about half of their stores, but potentially a lar

As an additional data point, SBUX FY 2017 revenue was 22.3 bil. Works out to almost 80 mil per day. The US has about half of their stores, but potentially a larger share of revenues. So this is costing them roughly 50 mil in lost revenue. The question is are they making a real sacrifice at that amount or paying a small sum for the PR?