The Status of Starbucks For my ethnography project‚ I decided to observe the Starbucks on Rockside Road in Independence‚ Ohio. My plan was to observe the subculture of Starbucks’ customers. A subculture is defined as a “structured social inequality or‚ more specifically‚ systematic inequalities between groups of people that arise as intended or unintended consequences of social processes and relationships.” My question was twofold. Does Starbucks appeal to certain social statuses? And if so‚
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1) What are Starbucks’ key success factors? Are they applicable to China? After a trip to Italy‚ Starbucks’ CEO Howard Schultz introduced a new coffeehouse concept in the United States. In Italy‚ Schultz observed that drinking coffee in bars was a way to socialize with people. Bars were a sort of “third place” other than home and the workplace. He wanted to offer the same concept in the U.S.‚ offering not only high-quality coffee but also an “in-store” experience. Therefore‚ Starbucks stores were
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| |Starbucks is a multinational coffeehouse chain based in USA‚ with thousands of stores across 40 countries. Howard Schultz‚ who led the | |purchase of Seattle-based Starbucks Coffee in 1987 for $250‚000‚ later boasted‚ “Starbucks is going to be a global brand‚ in the same | |genre as Coke and Disney.” By 2003‚ Starbucks has grown from 15 stores and 100 employees in 1987 to more than 65‚000 employees serving
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Starbucks and Coffee Culture “Coffee culture” – the art of enjoying coffee in a relaxing atmosphere – is not a new phenomenon. In Europe‚ slowing down and socializing over coffee at a local coffee shop is an age-old tradition. In the United States‚ large cities that are influenced by European immigrants have become hotspots of coffee culture‚ as have college towns and resorts like the Berkshires. Thanks to corporate chains like Starbucks‚ coffee has become a popular beverage in all parts of
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The writing discusses the journey of Starbucks’ early ages and the company’s current Chairman and CEO‚ Howard Schultz. The company was founded in 1971 by Gerald Baldwin‚ Gordon Bowker‚ and Zev Siegl with an initial investment of only $9000‚ with Schultz joining Starbucks in 1982 as its marketing chief. Despite being disencouraged by the initial founders of the company at first‚ Schultz was able to translate his ideas and thoughts into profit and mold Starbucks into the coffee bar with an atmosphere
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Topic: Personality and Consumer Behavior Hello Starbucks! Walk several blocks in almost any city in America and you’ll pass at least one Starbucks‚ if not more. And the same is true for most cities outside of the United States. The Starbucks empire has grown to 6‚000 U.S. outlets and about 2‚500 international locations. For some consumers‚ Starbucks is an obsession‚ and they just can’t begin their day without their cup of Starbucks coffee! In addition‚ while years ago people used to hang out
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Starbucks Ratio Analysis 2. Market Capitalization = closing price * shares outstanding = 37.29 * 742.6 = 27691.55 3. A. P/E = Price per share / Earnings per share = 37.29 / 1.66 = 22.46 times B. Market-to-Book = Market price per share / Book value per share = Price per share / (Total shareholders’ equity / Shares outstanding) = 37.29 / (4384.9 / 742.6) = 6.32 times C. Enterprise value-to-EBITDA=
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Case Study Analysis #1: Starbucks: Delivering Customer Service. Brief Background: Starbucks was founded in Seattle‚ Washington in 1971 as a small coffee shop by three friends‚ Jerry Baldwin‚ Zev Siegel‚ and Gordon Bowker. The idea came from the premise of selling high quality coffee to consumers. However it did not evolve into the present brand until 1982 when Howard Shultz bought the company. Shultz brought about his traveling experiences from Milian‚ Italy where the coffee culture
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trends and stay ahead of his rivals (Luthans‚ 1998‚ p.422). Howard Schultz wasn’t the first person to be carried away by the aroma of a well-roasted coffee bean. But the Starbucks Coffee Co. leader was undoubtedly the first to turn that reverie into a billion dollar retail operation. "It took Schultz a year to convince the Starbucks owners to hire him. When they finally made him director of marketing and operations in 1982‚ he had another epiphany. This one occurred in Italy‚ when Schultz took note
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Strengths Strong brand image Starbucks is a global brand. High quality products and a consistently-positive consumer experience have helped the company build a strong brand image. Starbucks‚ for instance‚ was ranked 91st in the 100 Top Brands 2006 ranking of BusinessWeek and Interbrand‚ an international branding consulting firm. The BusinessWeek-Interbrand combine valued the Starbucks brand at $3‚099 million in 2006‚ up from $2‚576 million in 2005. Starbucks uses innovative and cost effective
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