Jens Philip Therp Retail Marketing November 28th‚ 2012 Starbucks has been the leading retailer of specialty coffee since they opened up their first store in Seattle in 1971. Today Starbucks have over 17000 stores in more than 50 countries‚ all of them with a commitment to providing the highest quality coffee in the world. In the fiscal year 2011‚ Starbucks reported all time record net revenue of $11.7 billion. Starbucks is one of the strongest retail brands in the world‚ which makes them a
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Case Starbucks -week 1- 1. How well is Starbucks performing? Starbucks: the world’s biggest supplier of coffee drinks; but as any thing in life‚ Starbucks had its ups and downs. There’s an old saying that it is not about how you fall‚ it is about how you get up‚ and Starbucks has not disappointed when it came to getting back on its horse. The particular down began in 2000‚ when founder Howard Schultz stepped down from the CEO position and the company took a wrong turn. In numbers‚ Starbucks shares
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COMPETITOR OF STARBUCKS There are the known international company that become the competitor for the Starbucks. There are: Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf The endurance and popularity of The Bean‚ as it is affectionately referred to by devotees‚ can be attributed to the high standards that were established from the beginning. From trend-setting drinks like the World Famous Ice Blended‚ to the employees who become a part of the communities they work in‚ The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf ® has discovered the formula
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Starbucks case 1) - Cultural distance: During the expansion abroad Starbucks had to deal with several cultural differences. For example‚ Japanese and Chinese consumers used to drink tea and did not have a coffee drinking culture. Furthermore‚ Starbucks had to deal with the association with the expansion of the American culture. - Administrative (or institutional ) distance: Starbucks had to deal with‚ for example; the differences in law and were therefore involved in different law-suits. -Geographic
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An Analysis of Starbucks Company History Starbucks was opened its first coffee company in Seattle’s Pike place Market on 1971. The name was taken from the first mate in Herman Melville’s Moby Dick (Company Profile‚ 2005). Products Beverages: Brewed coffees‚ Italian-style espresso‚ cold blended beverages‚ roasted whole bean coffees‚ tea products‚ fruit juice‚ sodas‚ and coffee liqueur. Food: Sandwich‚ Salads‚ pastries and ice creams. Non food items: Mugs‚ Travel tumblers
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This document reviews the strategy of Starbucks. Here is a SWOT analysis of Starbucks: Strengths: • Renowned organisation • Dominance- change of logo but consumers still recognising the company • Very powerful brand in the coffee industry • Worldwide stores- ability to capture key locations with many stores in close proximity • Strong ethical values • Has the lowest staff turnover in the industry • Offers other products • Stores are in visible places • Market leader- highest share
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Management by objectives (MBO) Overview The essence of MBO is participative goal setting and choosing one’s course of actions. An important part of the MBO is to measure and compare the employee’s actual performance with the set standards. After defining the organizational objectives as per the yearly business plan set by the top management‚ objectives are cascaded into smaller‚ more specific goals at each level of organization (divisional‚ departmental‚ individual). The manager and his
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Management by Objectives What is MBO? Management by Objectives (MBO) is also known or referred to as Management by Results (MBR). Management by Objectives is a process whereby the objectives in an organization are defined in order to help the management of the organization and the employees to agree on the same. The concept and the term was coined and popularized by Peter Drucker in the book‚ The Practice of Management in the year 1954. The essence of management by objectives lies in mutually
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Starbucks Corporation By Oybek Salimov Outline Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………3 1. Background of the company…………………………………………………………..4 2. Starbucks’s expansion.………………………………………………………………..4 3. Risks associated with expansion………………………………………………………6 4. Capital structure of the company………………………………………...……………7 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………… 9 Reference ……………………………………………………………………………………10 Appendix …………………………………………………………………………………… 11 Introduction Globalization
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Objectives of Firms Introduction to Business Objectives Standard theory assumes that businesses have sufficient information‚ market power and (importantly) motivation to set prices for their products that maximise profits This assumption is now heavily criticised by economists who have studied the organisation and objectives of modern-day corporations. Not only do most businesses frequently move away from pure profit-seeking behaviour‚ many are organised and operated in a way where profit is not the
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