SUMMARY OF “Howard Schultz : Building Starbucks Community” This text speaks about Howard Schultz and how he built a Starbucks Community. * Early Years This man was the oldest of three children in a modest family of Brooklyn. Indeed‚ his father combined 3 different jobs to support his family. His mother was a homemaker who transmits her values to her children. She was a strong-willed person who wants a good future for her children with the respect of these values. Her dearest wish was
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1. Based on the case‚ “Planet Starbucks” answer the following questions: (a) How does Starbucks’ strategy of expanding overseas create value for the company’s shareholders?(10points) The global expansion creates value because Starbucks as a company heavily invests in its own employees‚ providing stock options and medical benefits to part time employees. By moving on a global market Starbucks is able to establish a worldwide brand and thus more locations. This allows the company to gain more
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Starbucks Marketing Plan M. K. BUS 620 Managerial Marketing Instructor: E. O. November 17‚ 2012 Abstract The idea to open a coffee shop was inspired by English teacher Jerry Baldwin‚ history teacher Ziev Siegl‚ and writer Gordon Bowker. However‚ in 1988 they sold Starbucks chain to Howard Schultz who had his own coffee roaster outlet named Giornale. The name Giornale was known for selling roasted coffee beans
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Marketing Plan for Starbucks Submitted by: Submitted to: Table of Contents Executive Summary………………………………………………………………….. Situational Analysis………………………………………………………………….. Cooperative Environment……………………………………………………. Competitive Environment……………………………………………………. Economic Environment……………………………………………………….. Social Environment…………………………………………………………… Political Environment/Legal Environment……………………………………. Marketing Planning…………………………………………………………………… Marketing Objectives…………………………………………………………
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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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Strengths 1. Sound financial records. Starbucks profitability has been rising for the past few years and is now 14%. The company also outmatches its nearest competitors with 24.54% return on investment and 29.16% return on equity. 2. No. 1 brand in coffeehouse segment‚ valued at $4 billion. Starbucks has a strong brand reputation associated with quality coffee and excellent customer service. Its brand is the most valuable brand in coffeehouse segment and is valued at $4 billion. 3. “Starbucks experience”
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2011 was a lucrative year for Starbucks. Overall sales increased to $11.7B‚ there was a 22% increase in profitability‚ and its stock price increased 43%. How was this possible? Well‚ in 2011 there were approximately 17‚000 stores open worldwide‚ and about 10‚800 solely in the United States. Having more stores than ever provided Starbucks with more customers and supporters therefore‚ increasing sales. With the rising amount of customers in outside countries‚ Starbucks continued to gain worldwide recognition
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Compensation Starbucks has several classifications for in-store workers including baristas‚ shift supervisors‚ assistant store managers and store managers. Starbucks’ baristas’ compensation does not vary much. According to a survey of 580 Starbucks baristas‚ the wages range from $6 per hour to $13 per hour‚ with the average wage at $8.68 per hour. In a similar survey of 286 employees‚ shift supervisors earn an average of $10.77 an hour‚ with a range of $8 to $14 per hour. Similarly‚ Assistant Store
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labor." --Howard Schultz Founder and CEO of Starbucks According to this statement‚ the human resource is the number one resource in Starbucks Corporation. Schultz believes that happy employees are the keys to competitiveness and growth. In 1996‚ Starbucks employed approximately 16‚600 individuals‚ including roughly 15‚000 in retail stores and regional offices. * All of these "happy" employees help account for another of Starbucks ’ intangible resources--the company ’s reputation for
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Final case Starbucks Table of Contents Background Information………………………………………………………………………………………………………..1 Discussion of Strategy……………………………………………………………………………………………………………2 5 Forces Model………………………………………………………………………………………………………….............3 Driving Forces………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..5 Key Success Factors……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….6 SWOT Analysis……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...7 Analysis of Financials……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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