Graduation Paper Starbucks Corporation Case Study The Starbucks Corporation: Past‚ Present and Future By Hervé R. AUCH-ROY – PEN: 1207HA December 21‚ 2004. http://www.ambaiuniversity.net/ Hervé R. AUCH-ROY AmbaiU PEN: 1207HA 1 AmbaiU MBA Graduation Paper Starbucks Corporation Case Study Table of Contents A) Introduction - An unusual coffee encounter – 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 12 12 13 17 17 18 19 19 20 21 23 23 25 26 27 28 B) Starbucks: Past B.1) Early
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affected by many different factors. From their first store in Seattle‚ WA Starbucks learned that customers wanted a place to sit down and have a cup of coffee‚ while other customers wanted to get coffee quickly by utilizing a drive-thru. Both of these options have been added to appeal to a larger customer base. When Howard Schultz first entered the Starbucks business‚ he was struck by the philosophy of Starbucks. Starbuck not only stood for good coffee‚ but also for the dark-roasted flavor profiles
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STARBUCKS Case Study Alex Cochran May 2003 Starbucks – A Case Study. Table of Contents Alex Cochran 2003 Executive Summary..................................................................................................................................3 Market Segmentation ...............................................................................................................................4 Methods of Segmentation............................................................
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I SWOT Starbucks Strengths Starbucks owns the most recognizable brand in the specialty coffee business‚ and the Starbucks experience is an irreplaceable differentiating factor. Howard Shultz‚ founder and chairman of Starbucks is the barista to the world. Shultz has practically invented specialized coffee as a mass product‚ his leadership and innovative vision are very valuable assets. The company has a loyal customer base willing to pay premium prices for Starbucks products. Store location is
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Risks to Starbucks’ Global Growth Introduction Every day millions of people all over the world walk into Starbucks for their java shot‚ but it is more than the overpriced coffee that brings people in day after day to their Starbucks stores across the world. Starbucks offers a setting and an environment created by the friendly and helpful staff. They are always around to provide excellent customer service. Managers at Starbucks put tremendous attention into hiring good “people people.” Their hiring
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Business Strategy Organizational Analysis Starbucks Coffee Company 2011/02/15 Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Company History 4 Organizational marketing strategies 4 Starbucks as a Private Company (1987–92) 4 Starbucks as a corporation (1993-2010) 6 Organizational design and effectiveness 7 Starbucks Organizational Structure 9 External environment 9 Internal environment 11 International environment 13 Product and Service 14 Information technology and control systems
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Case Study: Starbucks • Analyze Starbuck’s industry environment using Porter’s Five Forces Model. Is it attractive or unattractive overall? Which of the five forces is the most important threat to Starbucks and why? Industry Definition – this is an industry of specialty coffee retailing. Threat of Entry Cost Advantages – Yes (since profit margins can be improved based on the point at which the business defines the transfer of the good to the customer – for e.g. for a retail
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quick ratio has also increased to a healthy 1.36 percent in 2011. It is clear that current liabilities are decreasing at a faster rate than current assets. Thus the company’s ability to meet its obligations in the short-term should not be a problem. Starbucks’ liquidity looks healthy going forward as it has a healthy receivables turnover at 33.95 in 2011‚ whilst the average collection period is at 10.75. Long-term Solvency: The debt to equity ratio dropped from 2010 levels where it was at 0.74 to
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Evaluate 7.1 Short Paper: Channel Strategy—Starbucks Corporation Kathleen Litman INT 640—Multinational Marketing Strategies Professor Michelle McKeogh February 26‚ 2012 Overview—Starbucks Corporation According to Starbucks’ 2011 Annual Report‚ the company is the premier roaster‚ marketer and retailer of specialty coffee in the world‚ with over 17‚000 stores in more than 55 countries‚ as of fiscal year 2011. 2011 was an important year for the company in that it celebrated its 40th anniversary
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Starbucks Case Study [pic] Overview First Starbucks was a Private Company‚ from its inception in 1971‚ to it ’s initial public offering in 1992. We believe that there since the beginning‚ Starbucks strategy has been one of growth. They have demonstrated all dimensions of a growth strategy: Internationalization in expanding into new countries and the global market. It has shown concentration in being creative and relying on it ’s core competency of making high quality coffee
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