Starbucks : Delivering Customer Service
Contents
• • • • • • • Case Summary Company Background The Starbucks Value Proposition Delivering on Service Caffeinating the World Starbucks’ Market Research: Trouble Brewing? Rediscovering the Starbucks Customer
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Case Summary
• > 5% ann. sales growth during 11years in a row (~2002) • close to a recession-proof product (Howard Schultz) • Lack of strategic marketing group and customer relationship management : Overlooking of market and customer-related trends. • Conducted market research and found out significant gap between company’s assumption and customers’ perception in terms of brand image and customer satisfaction • Invest extra $40m annually in 4,500 stores to improve?
Company Background
Legend : Commodity to Upscale cultural phenomenon : Starbucks Story
••In 1982, Schultz joined In 1982, Schultz joined ••Opened an espresso bar Opened an espresso bar in Seattle: in Seattle: prototype for long term prototype for long term vision vision ••The third place for The third place for Americans: Americans: positioning based on positioning based on customers’ need customers’ need ••Company taking over Company taking over ••Store expansion up to 140 Store expansion up to 140 ••Product : : Product Whole bean, premiumWhole bean, premiumpriced coffee beverages priced coffee beverages ••Customer profile: Customer profile: Affluent, well-educated, Affluent, well-educated, white-collar, 25~44, white-collar, 25~44, skewed female. skewed female. ••IPO in 1992 ($25m) IPO in 1992 ($25m) ••Unequivocally dominant Unequivocally dominant specialty-coffee brand specialty-coffee brand ••Sales CAGR of 40% since Sales CAGR of 40% since IPO IPO ••Net earnings CAGR of Net earnings CAGR of 50% 50% ••20million customers 20million customers ••5,000 stores in globe 5,000 stores in globe ••33new stores aaday (av.) new stores day (av.) ••Shultz remained as Shultz remained as chairman and chief global