Based on Harvard Business School Case Author(s): Youngme Moon‚ John A. Quelch Description: Starbucks‚ the dominant specialty-coffee brand in North America‚ must respond to recent market research indicating that the company is not meeting customer expectations in terms of service. To increase customer satisfaction‚ the company is debating a plan that would increase the amount of labor in the stores and theoretically increase speed-of-service. However‚ the impact of the plan (which would cost
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Introduction: Starbucks faces a difficult and controversial management challenge. The company’s most recent market research has revealed unexpected findings implicating that Starbuck is not always meeting customer’s expectations in the area of customer satisfaction. The purpose of this memo is to analyze and provide recommendation on whether or not the company should go forth with a $40 million investment in additional labor in the stores. This $40 million investment is necessary in order to bring
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CASE ANALYSIS Starbucks: Delivering Customer Service MARKETING-II DATE OF SUBMISSION-19.11.2012 SUBMITTED BY:- SECTION-C‚ GROUP 13: Abhijit Das- 2012PGP005 Ashwin Vijayan- 2012PGP073 Kumar Abhishek- 2012PGP178 Payal Anand- 2012FPM10 Rajat- 2012PGP292 Sumit Bapuji Gedam- 2012PGP382 Vikash Kumar- 2012PGP438 Situational Analysis Customers: Affluent‚ well-educated‚ white-collar patrons(skewed female) between the ages of 25 and 44 Most loyal customers visit Starbucks as often as 18 times a month
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PROBLEM STATEMENT Starbucks has discovered that they are not always meeting their customers’ expectations in the area of customer satisfaction. Starbucks has to come up with an action plan to address this issue‚ considering its significant correlation and impact to sales and profitability. SITUATION ANALYSIS Company Starbucks is acclaimed for its superior value proposition in the early 1990’s by creating an experience around the consumption of coffee‚ a ‘third place’. The brand is positioned
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Preliminary Starbucks – one of the fastest growing companies in the US and in the world - had built its position on the market by connect with its customers‚ and create “third place” beside home and work‚ where people could relax and enjoy others or themselves. It was the motto of Starbucks’ owner Howard Schultz and mostly thanks to his philosophy; company has became the biggest coffee drink retailer in the world. However‚ within the new customer satisfaction report‚ there is shown some concerns
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Case Brief- Starbucks: Delivering Customer Service Introduction Starbucks is a successful premium coffee retailer. Its target market sets as well-educated‚ white- color patrons between the ages of 25 and 44. There are three components of the brand‚ live coffee‚ service‚ and atmosphere. However‚ its brand image is losing while they focus on retail expansion. SWOT analysis [pic] Define the problem Starbucks loses its original image for target and customer satisfaction. Identify the alternatives
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Starbucks Harvard Business School Starbucks: Delivering Customer Service MKT 690: Marketing Management Mike DiPietro Spring 2015 Nevin Johnson Abstract The following diction is an analysis of the Harvard Business School study on Starbucks coffee‚ titled “Starbucks: Delivering Customer Service.” There are many factors accounted for Starbucks extraordinary success in the 1990s. Though Starbucks offered great coffee and a great experience their customer satisfaction scores declined. There are many
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Cited: Jan 30‚ 2013 - Case Analysis ... Transcript of Starbucks: Delivering Customer Service. Statement of the Problem This study aims to identify possible solutions ... Dec 6‚ 2012 - Depending on your opinion‚ Starbucks is either the height of capitalism at work‚ or the ... Do your best to address every support case early.
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Case Study 1: Starbucks Delivering Customer Service It is clear that Starbucks has enjoyed great success since it was founded 30 years ago. The company has been doing very well for the last 11 years with 5% or more store sales increase even after the post-9/11 recession. The only issue Starbucks seems to be facing is meeting customers’ expectations. Customer service can be down because Starbucks may have lost the connection between satisfying their customers and growing their business. Customer
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Running head: STARBUCKS CASE ANALYSIS Starbucks Case Analysis: Delivering Customer Service Abstract Headquarted in Seattle‚ Washington‚ Starbucks is the dominant brand as the provider of premium coffee beans‚ coffee-based beverages‚ and non-caffeinated beverages. Starbucks opened its first location in 1971 at Pike Place Market in Seattle. Starbucks’ main proposition is to create an “experience” around the event of drinking coffee that its consumers would incorporate into the routines of
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