Starbucks Corporation (Starbucks) is a specialty coffee retailer of hot and cold beverages‚ coffee-related accessories‚ complementary food items‚ teas‚ and other non-food related products. Starbucks has retail stores in 39 countries and about 146‚000 employees. The company operates primarily in the United States (U.S.) with headquarters in Seattle‚ Washington (Starbucks‚ 2007). In the early 1970s‚ Starbucks was established and the first location was in Seattle’s Pike Place market in 1971. By 1982
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Working Capital Strategies for Starbucks Current (for fiscal year 2007 & 2008) Working Capital Management: 1. Working capital (WC) for year 2007 and 2008 are negative‚ primarily due to increased current liabilities from short term borrowings. These short term borrowings have been taken partly to repay previous year’s short term borrowing and partly to finance increased non-cash working capital. 2. Number of days of inventory is decreased for 63 to 55 days. This level of inventory implies
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line of blended coffee beverages sold by Starbucks. It consists of coffee blended with ice and various other ingredients‚ usually topped with whipped cream. Frappuccinos are also sold as bottled coffee beverages in stores and from vending machines. Launched as an experiment in a California Starbucks‚ the frappuccino went national about 15 years ago and soon became a popular alternative to hot drinks. It looks like in a long term of life. Because Starbucks is hoping its sales will help offset the
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MARKETING ANALYSIS AND STRATEGY RECOMMENDATION FOR STARBUCKS COFFEE COMPANY INTRODUCTION The purpose of this report is to conduct market analysis and recommend appropriate marketing strategies for Starbucks Coffee. In the report‚ we will first look into Starbucks’s goal‚ its product and markets. Then we will look into the key actions and decisions that lead to the success of the company. After that‚ we will discuss the issues that Starbucks is facing in this competitive global market. For each
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Starbucks Coffee Company: An Integrated Marketing Communications Plan April 2006 Prepared for: Starbucks Coffee Company W. H. Evans Prepared by: Sophie van der Vecht Neni Pogarcic Hidde van der Dussen Tim Ensing Dan Mackinnon Lucia Suchankova Table of Contents Executive Summary .................................................................................................................3 Introduction ..................................................................................
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role organizational strategy plays in a businesses’ operations. Starbucks achieved worldwide success by implementing organizational strategies that are aligned with their organizational goals and mission. This report evaluates all the components required in organizational strategy. The Five Forces Industry and SWOT Analysis discovers Starbucks’ competitive position in the coffee industry. Starbucks’ competitive advantage will be determined after completing a competitive analysis of their top competitors
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Case Problem Analysis STARBUCKS BACKGROUND OF THE CASE Time Frame The case happened back in the 90’s where a lot of coffee shop is being operated in the business industry; one of this is the Starbucks a very well-known coffee shop nowadays. The Starbucks coffee maintained its clients or customers due of the new technique in marketing mix and to evaluate the kind of coffee and tea they were offered by the customers. The management also offered a promotional campaign by
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Starbucks: Back to Basics? Corporate Strategy: Individual Work (stream2) Laura Toleman The purpose of this work This Individual work is based on the case study “Starbucks: Back to Basics?” written by Sachin Govind. The case reviews the success story about the coffee chain and a brand which changed the Americans’ coffee and café culture. However‚ it also highlights that Starbucks had been facing some challenges as well as having difficulties inside the company. Furthermore‚ some analysts
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How Starbucks Uses Pricing Strategy for Profit Maximization by Tucker Dawson Last Thursday Starbucks raised their beverage prices by an average of 1% across the U.S‚ a move that represented the company’s first significant price increase in 18 months. I failed to notice because the price change didn’t affect grande or venti (medium and large) brewed coffees and I don’t mess with smaller sizes‚ but anyone who purchases tall size (small) brews saw as much as a 10 cent increase.The company’s third quarter
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I. Market Research Reveals a Service Gap at Starbucks Retail Stores In 2002‚ Starbucks was a high-growth company‚ successfully implementing ambitious retail expansion and product innovation in spite of the economic downturn. However‚ despite uninterrupted growth‚ recent market research suggested that everything was not going according to plan for the company. Starbucks built its empire on a foundation of customer service‚ but data collected in 2002 suggested that its consumer base did not feel a
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