OBSERVATIONAL RESEARCH PAPER This paper is about the observational research I did for Starbucks Corporation. I observed their customers consuming their product. Starbucks is amongst the most popular coffee retail shop in United States. On completing this observation‚ I came to the conclusion‚ that the major customer of Starbucks were women in the age group of 18 to 70 years of age. Of my six hours of visit at Starbucks on a Wednesday I observed that there was merchandise for example cups‚ mugs‚ coffer
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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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MARKETING ASSIGNMENT – WEEK 2 STARBUCKS First store in Pike Place Market‚ Seattle‚ Washington (USA) in 1971. PRODUCT LINE : Starbucks roasts high-quality Arabica beans‚sells pastries and cakes‚ hot and iced espresso beverages. Additionally‚ Starbucks offers a line of super-premium ice creams and a range of coffee making equipment. HOW IS IT A SERVICE : Through the “Starbucks experience”‚ ” built around brightly lit cafes with comfortable seating‚ the aroma and taste of coffee‚ friendly
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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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Caso Starbucks 1) ¿Qué factores contribuyeron al éxito de Starbucks en los años 90?‚ ¿Qué tenia de relevante la propuesta de valor de Starbucks? Y ¿Cuál fue la imagen de marca que identificó a Starbucks en este periodo? La relevancia de a propuesta de valor de Starbucks‚ consistía en hacer de sus cafeterías un lugar en donde se viviera o se experimentara una cultura del café teniendo en cuenta tres componentes: 1-Calidad en el producto (café) controlando su cadena de suministros y distribución
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History of Starbucks Starbucks started in 1971 when three academics opened a store called Starbucks Coffee‚ Tea and Spice in Pike Place Market in Seattle. The three academics‚ writer Gordon Bowker‚ English teacher Jerry Baldwin‚ and History teacher Zev Siegel‚ shared a passion of exotic teas and fine coffees and believed that in Seattle‚ they would be able to build a clientele. Each academic invested $1‚350 and borrowed $5‚000 from a bank to open the original Starbucks. Baldwin‚ Siegel and Bowker
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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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MARKETING STARBUCKS CASE REPORT Section 3 – Group C Raghav Aggarwal – Meghan Collins – Pedro Geraldes Cardoso Giulia Hamard – Pascal Klein – Francesco Racanelli MIM September 2013 Intake Marketing Course Professor Shameek Sinha INDEX Executive Summary 3 Problem Statement 4 Situation Analysis 4 Alternative Strategies 5 Recommendation 6 Implementation 7 Appendix 8 2 Executive Summary In 2000 the global markets were hit
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Starbucks Corporation My Case 7 Spring 2007 Discount Rates in Valuation Discount rates play a key role in the valuation of discounted cash flows. Three rates are generally used to calculate the present value of future cash flows: the cost of equity (Ke)‚ the weighted-average cost of capital (WACC)‚ and the unlevered cost of capital (Ku). The Cost of Common Equity The cost of common equity is the building block for all of the other discount rates. The cost of common equity is based on
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Since the invasion of Starbucks (and all other coffee shops)‚ you will find a lot of Pinoys frequently visiting the place. Spending Php150 for a glass of frappe can create a sense of guilt‚ thinking that a lot of people are starving. But anyway‚ life is a choice and students would save up their allowances just to get the feel of being inside Starbucks with their friends. Personally speaking‚ I love brewed coffee. I am willing to spend money to have a taste of my favorite Café Americano. Have you
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