While comparing the websites of Starbucks and McDonald’s I came to the conclusion that Starbucks is much more customer oriented when it comes to their coffee selection. On the Starbucks website a customer can go online and search the many different types of coffee Starbucks has to offer. You can filter out which kinds of coffee you do not like and the website will show you exactly what you are looking for and show you the exact price. While on the McDonald’s website there is just a list of different
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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 in coffee industry • Strong
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Q1: Why do you think Starbucks has now elected to expand internationally primarily through local joint ventures to whom it licenses its format‚ as opposed to using a pure licensing strategy? First of all‚ the main point of this topic is that local joint venture gives control to Starbucks. In fact‚ the company can be really sure that licensees are following its success formula. For example‚ it allowed the company to the liberty to train the foreign working party by transferring some employees
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July) is 0.313x550‚000 and total interest expense is the payable plus the 50‚000 discount amortization. Totals for year-end are the accrued interest expense and discount amortization for 5 months of the 6 month period. Each ratio we computed for Starbucks‚ we
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2-pages Executive Memo Recommendations regarding Starbucks ’ Future Internationalization “A 16 years Internationalization Strategy which led reaching one third of the world ’s countries and two thirds of earth ’s entire population .” March 2012 Consultant : Cyril-André LESAGE Introduction This short memo ’s goal is to provide some strategic advices regarding the future of Starbucks ’ internationalization. The following analysis will be divided in two main parts. First part will focus
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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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The Australian. (2008). Starbucks posts loss‚ cuts outlook. Retrieved September 15‚ 2010‚ from http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/starbucks-posts-loss-cuts-outlook/story-e6frgajx-1111117068163 The Australian. (2008). Weak coffee and large debt stir Starbucks’ troubles in Australia. Retrieved September 15‚ 2010‚ from http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/coffee-debt-stir-starbucks-troubles/story-e6frg6no-1111117065025 Chang‚ W. J. and Huang‚ T. C. (2005)‚ Relationship
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Background of Starbucks In 1970s‚ Starbucks opens first store in Seattle’s Pike Place Market. The name comes from Herman Melville’s Moby Dick‚ a classic American novel about the 19th century whaling industry. The seafaring name seems appropriate for a store that imports the world’s finest coffees to the cold‚ thirsty people of Seattle. In 1980s‚ Howard Schultz joins Starbucks as director of retail operations and marketing. Starbucks begins providing coffee to fine restaurants and espresso bars
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Starbucks was founded by Jerry Baldwin‚ Zev Ziegler and Gordon Bowker in 1971 in Seattle‚ U.S.A. They named their company after Starbuck from the Moby Dick novel who was a coffee lover. Starbucks sold primarily whole bean Arabica coffee. They got their supply from Alfred Peet of Peet’s Coffee and were under the agreement that once Starbucks ’got too big‚ they would have to roast their own’. Their main focus was to sell a high quality cup of coffee. In 1984 Harold Schultz joined the company as a director
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Alternatives Alternative #1 is to introduce existing products to new markets. Since Starbucks is already an established name‚ we know for a fact that people like drinking Starbucks coffee. However‚ cultural attitudes can be different around the world. This is an important fact since Starbucks is set on growing internationally. They will also face different reception to Starbucks image and taste. Statistics show that there is still a lot of opportunity to grow in current markets. These current markets
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