2013-May 2013 LECTURER: David Mwaura Due Date: 18th of April 2013 Table of Contents Questions Q. 1 – Starbucks’ foreign direct Investment 2-4 q. 2 – Strategic role of hrm 4-7 q. 3 – Local joint venture preferred over pure licensing 7-9 q. 4 – Starbucks enters with wholly owned subsidairy 9-11 references 12 Starbucks’ Foreign Direct Investment 1. Initially Starbucks expanded internationally by licensing its format to foreign operators. It soon became disenchanted with this
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Starbucks Corporation Fiscal 2008 Annual Report Fiscal 2008 Financial Highlights Stores Open at Fiscal Year End (COMPANY-OPERATED AND LICENSED STORES) Net Revenues (IN BILLIONS) & Net Revenue Growth (PERCENTAGES) from Previous Year 16‚680 $9.4 $7.8 $6.4 $5.3 $4.1 24% 30% 20% 22% 21% $10.4 10% International United States 15‚011 12‚440 10‚241 8‚569 7‚225 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Components of 2008 Revenue
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Group 10 MARK247 Case: Starbucks Questions for Discussion 1. What factors accounted or the extraordinary success of Starbucks in the early 1990s? What was so compelling about the Starbucks value proposition? What brand image did Starbucks develop during this period? (team 9‚ 10 & 11) Factors: It is own value‚ creating an uplifting experience every time customers walk through the door; located in high traffic‚ high visibility‚ retail centre. Innovation e.g. set up an espresso bar in their
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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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Question 1 Overall‚ Starbucks’ performance has been mixed over the past six months. On April 13‚ 2012‚ its stock price reached a high of $61.67 per share and closed at $57.37 per share. Since April‚ the price of Starbucks’ stock fell on average in the following closing months of May and June before reaching a low of $43.16 in the opening days of August. The fall was correlated with the release of Starbucks’ third quarter annual report‚ which showed a less-than-expected performance for that quarter;
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2011 was a lucrative year for Starbucks. Overall sales increased to $11.7B‚ there was a 22% increase in profitability‚ and its stock price increased 43%. How was this possible? Well‚ in 2011 there were approximately 17‚000 stores open worldwide‚ and about 10‚800 solely in the United States. Having more stores than ever provided Starbucks with more customers and supporters therefore‚ increasing sales. With the rising amount of customers in outside countries‚ Starbucks continued to gain worldwide recognition
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Case Background: Starbucks is USA based coffee roaster & retailer worldwide. They came up with the revolutionary idea of selling whole coffee beans. In 1987‚ Howard Schultz acquired the company and came up with delivering the coffee in cup and some espresso beverages. Starbucks enhances to give premium standard of coffee by buying the rigorous standard coffee by using Arabica coffee beans irrespective of their price. Starbucks wants to become the most respected coffee brand in the world by increasing
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Diana Leon 05/06/2015 Starbucks Case Study a. Starbucks Corporation makes money in a few different ways‚ it’s highest revenue source are through the company-operated stores‚ here they sell things like different coffee brews‚ teas and pastries. Starbucks’ other revenue sources include product sales to licensed stores‚ this includes royalties and other fees paid to Starbucks for using it’s brand. Another source of revenue is consumer packed goods (CPG)‚ food service and other‚ threw CPG
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[pic] Starbucks‚ despite fierce competition‚ hope to increase its market share and maintain as the number 1 coffee retailer in the US‚ with the help of new innovative products and technology. Lets study about Starbucks market structure as a specialty coffee retailer in US‚ it’s characteristics and their latest market strategic moves to show their interdependency with their rivals. MARKET STRUCTURE(OLIGOPOLY) Starbucks currently holds 33% of the market shares in the US. It has more than
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1. Based on the case‚ “Planet Starbucks” answer the following questions: (a) How does Starbucks’ strategy of expanding overseas create value for the company’s shareholders?(10points) The global expansion creates value because Starbucks as a company heavily invests in its own employees‚ providing stock options and medical benefits to part time employees. By moving on a global market Starbucks is able to establish a worldwide brand and thus more locations. This allows the company to gain more
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