Topic Marketing Strategy Assignment #1-1: Case Study # 7 - Starbucks by Nguyen Thi Huong (MBA) Student ID: 201305046 November 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Executive Summary 4 Introduction 6 From a humble coffee shop in Seattle‚ Starbuck Coffee Company has grown into a dominant multinational corporation all over the world. Starbucks is continuously striving to maintain its position in a fast-moving and changeable coffee industry. 6 A. Environment 6 - Strong Financials: Starbucks
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Starbucks Case Study I. Problem Statement Starbucks has recently lost its brand image as a neighborhood coffee-shop experience. By offering breakfast‚ lunch and other food items‚ they have increased short-term profitability at the expense of maintaining the ‘Starbucks experience’ and long-term competitive distinction. II. Situational Analysis 1. Current Financial/Market Numbers STOCK PERFORMANCE SELECTED YEAR-END ADJUSTED CLOSE SHARE / INDEX PRICES2002-2007 (ADJUSTED FOR DIVIDENDS
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Case study: Starbucks Evolution of the company Starbucks when established in 1971by three founding members; it was known as Starbucks Coffee‚ Tea and Spices. They were not selling beverages instead they sold coffee beans. By the next year itself they opened a second one in same Seattle‚ Washington. In early 1980 the management change took place while one of the founding members left Starbucks and Jerry Baldwin became a CEO. When Howard Schultz joined the company and took charge of marketing
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1. In the beginning‚ how was Starbucks different from other coffee options for coffee drinkers in the United States? What activities and assets did Starbucks leverage to differentiate itself from competitors? 2. When Starbucks was rapidly expanding its store locations in 2006–2009 it made specific changes in order to facilitate that growth. What did Starbucks gain—and give up—as a result of each change? 3. When Schultz returned to Starbucks as CEO in 2008‚ how had the competitive context changed
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Coffee gives some of us a sense of warmth and comfort and makes some feel energized‚ as it surrounds our senses and begins our morning routine. Each company has a different method of marketing and promoting their brand. In addition to high quality coffee‚ Starbucks focuses on its ’ global and social responsibility in doing right by the people who grow the coffee‚ and protecting the environment through recycling and conservation efforts as well as community outreach. One way Starbucks defines itself
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Case #1- Starbuck’s Strategy: It’s a Small World After All- Case 2.1 A1. Create a SWAT analysis of Starbucks focusing on its plans for international growth. 1. Strengths a. Starbucks has obtained a strong brand name over the years. b. They have obtained a system that works. Consistency Astounding customer service A long range of customer loyalty Superior quality Good training and management system They understand their target audiences. They have the resources and
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Case Study: Launching Inspired Dining Experiences at The Bay‚ Canada’s Iconic Department Store It was an inspired afternoon that had our Strategic Objectives team revelling in just how delectable our job can be. After setting Canadian foodies all a-Twitter in early 2011 with the announcement it was re-imagining its foodservice options from coast to coast‚ The Bay‚ Canada’s leading department store finally opened its first two new dining destinations‚ Bannock and Foodwares Market‚ at its flagship
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is the preference in the variables of a donut café which drives customers to go to donut cafés. The main variables being analyzed are: product‚ price‚ situation in the café‚ and service. These main variables are divided into some sub variables. (Refer to figure 2.1) Figure 2.1 The Research Variables and Sub variables From the data of the research‚ it is concluded that the most important variable that trigger the customers to go to donut cafés is firstly product‚ followed by price
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Dot’s Donut Shop Despite its location‚ Dots Donut Shop was about to get famous. People were opening up to run into the shop‚ just to get some of their delicious desserts. One day girl that was eleven years old walked into the shop. Bob‚ the manager‚ of “Dots Donut Shop” told him that her name was Sandy. After‚ Sandy told Bob about her descendants‚ she also told the manager about how much she loved the food they have. So‚ Sandy thanked him for opening the shop‚ so that her family can eat at a place
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BRU World Café Note: All information in the case has been garnered from sources in the public domain. This case has been developed for purely academic purposes‚ and is not in any way the intended or actual plan of Bru World Café Comstrat 2011 Visit us at www.draftfcbulkacomstrat.com Page 0 About the Category/ Brand and Market Trend BRU is India’s largest coffee brand in terms of volume‚ with a portfolio of instant and roasted & ground (filter) coffee‚ Ice and Hot Cappuccino and
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