Starbucks predicts record-breaking gift card sales

Starbucks said Tuesday it is preparing to have the busiest day in its history for gift-card purchases Dec. 19 as last-minute shoppers top off their Christmas lists, according to Fox News.

On the Thursday before Christmas last year, the company sold more than 2 million gift cards in the U.S. and Canada, a record rate of some 1,500 cards per minute. The company expects to top that this year.

“One in every 10 American adults received a Starbucks card last holiday season, and we’re on track for another record performance in Starbucks card sales,” Starbucks’ chief digital officer Adam Brotman said in a statement.

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