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Starbucks regains top spot in coffee card spending after four months
Starbucks regained the top spot for estimated card spending among coffee brands in September.
It had been behind Twosome Place for four months.
Data from Mobile Index put Starbucks' credit and debit card payments at 1.211 trillion won.
That was 4.3% more than in August.
Twosome Place's payments fell 6.4%, to 1.105 trillion won.
The shift came after Starbucks was shaken by the “Tank Day” controversy, but no further details about the controversy or what happens next are given.
Starbucks regained first place in estimated coffee-brand card spending in September, overtaking Twosome Place.
Starbucks recorded estimated credit and debit card spending of 1,211억원.
Its spending rose 4.3% from August.
Twosome Place’s spending fell 6.4% to 1,105억원.
The figures were reported by IGAWorks Mobile Index on October 11.
- Who
- Starbucks and Twosome Place.
- What
- Starbucks regained the top spot in estimated coffee-brand card spending.
- When
- September; the figures were reported on October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Starbucks’ spending rose while Twosome Place’s fell. The sources do not state why the spending changed.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
No direct quotes in the coverage so far.
Starbucks recorded estimated card spending of 1,211억원, while Twosome Place recorded 1,105억원.
IGAWorks Mobile Index figures were reported, showing Starbucks had regained first place.
- Starbucks September spending
- 1,211억원
- Starbucks change from August
- Up 4.3%
- Twosome Place September spending
- 1,105억원
- Twosome Place change from August
- Down 6.4%
- Reporting date
- October 11, 2026
Sources
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