Starbucks’ Strategy and Internal Initiatives to Return to Profitable Growth Arthur A. Thompson The University of Alabama ince its founding in 1987 as a modest nine-store operation in Seattle, Washington, Starbucks had become the world’s premier roaster and retailer of specialty coffees, with 8,812 company-owned stores and 7,852 licensed stores in more than 50 countries as of April 2010 and annual sales of about $10 billion. But the company’s 2008–2009 fiscal years were challenging. Sales at company-owned
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Faculty Board of Economic Sciences, Communication and IT Business Administration Starbucks with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) “How Starbucks succeeds in a business world with CSR” 15 Credits Master Thesis (FEAD 01) Thesis Advisor: Bo Enquist Co-reviewer Lars Haglund The Authors: Sornchai Harnrungchalotorn Yaowalak Phayonlerd Karlstads universitet 651 88 Karlstad Tfn 054-700 10 00 Fax 054-700 14 60 Information@kau.se www.kau.se ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Acknowledgements Our
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mate from the novel, Moby Dick, and nestled in Seattle’s Pike Place Market, Starbucks welcomed customers in for some of the world’s most delicious fresh-roasted coffees. Current chairman, president, and CEO, Howard Schultz, enjoyed his first coffee at Starbucks so much that he joined the company in 1982. He soon envisioned incorporating the Italian Coffeehouse ambiance into the Starbucks experience. After leaving Starbucks for a brief time, Schultz returned and purchased the company in 1987. Bringing
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depending on the changing landscape and environment it has the potential of becoming a weakness. The tide has turned on the recession and the dollar is growing stronger again which will diminish the offset it has provided. Couple that with the fact that Starbucks and other gourmet coffee outlets have experienced a marked decrease in sales, McDonald’s may find that their investment in this beverage area has indeed been ill-timed. Problem: As the market leader, McDonald’s looks for new customers and for
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with Pizza Tracker January 17, 2015 Abstract The purpose of this case study is to exam how Domino’s pizza uses Information Systems to regain their share of the Home Delivery pizza market. I’ll discuss how Domino’s overcome a bad reputation and improved their product and services. I will also discuss the changes and process systems implemented along with where they currently stand in the market and with their customers. I will finish with the technology Domino’s plans
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Global Business Opportunities Project: Starbucks Going to India Prepared by: Group A Contents Module 2: ANALYZING INTERNATIONAL COMPETITORS 6 Module 3: ASSESSING THE ECONOMIC-GEOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENT 7 Module 4: ASSESSING THE SOCIAL-CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT 10 Module 5: ASSESSING THE POLITICAL LEGAL ENVIRONMENT 13 Module 6: SELECTING A GLOBAL COMPANY STRUCTURE 15 Module 7: FINANCING SOURCES FOR GLOBAL BUSINESS OPERATIONS 16 Module 8: CREATING A GLOBAL MIS (MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS) 18
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Individual Assignment Connie Chiu 301150054 Bus 478 D102 Professor: SOH, Pek-Hooi 301150054 Bus 478 D102 Professor: SOH, Pek-Hooi Tim Hortons strives to deliver superior quality products and services for its guests and communities through leadership, innovation and partnerships, with its vision to be the quality leader in everything they do. This following essay will first evaluate Tim Horton’s internal strengths and weaknesses and its external opportunities
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S w STARBUCKS Ariff Kachra prepared this case under the supervision of Professor Mary Crossan solely to provide material for class discussion. The authors do not intend to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a managerial situation. The authors may have disguised certain names and other identifying information to protect confidentiality. Ivey Management Services prohibits any form of reproduction, storage or transmittal without its written permission. Reproduction of
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1 Domino’s Sizzle with Pizza Tracker Abstract The purpose of this case study is to exam how Domino’s pizza uses Information Systems to regain their share of the Home Delivery pizza market. I’ll discuss how Domino’s overcome a bad reputation and improved their product and services. I will also discuss the changes and process systems implemented along with where they currently stand in the market and with their customers. I will finish with the technology Domino’s plans
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The Modernization of the Broadway Café By Kim L. Arthur-Brown A Final report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Information Systems. Strayer University 2010 Certificate of Authorship I hereby certify that I am the author of this document and any assistance I received in preparing this report is fully acknowledged. I have also cited in APA format for all sources that I obtained ideas, data, and words. Sources are properly
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