by andrew | Feb 18, 2008 | events, marketing, news, retail, starbucks
Starbucks announced as a part of its restructuring and sweeping return to its roots that the business would close for 3 hours worldwide to retrain its baristas, which is when the idea hit us and I wrote this press release for my client at Coffee Klatch: San Dimas,...
by andrew | Feb 14, 2008 | news, starbucks
In the past few short weeks, Starbucks has made a dramatic turnaround with Howard Schultz at the helm. First, they added a small-cup program, axed breakfast, then added free WiFi, announced a company-wide retraining (although only a token 3 hours, it sends a good...
by andrew | Jan 31, 2008 | business, news, retail, starbucks
In the company’s best business move in years, Starbucks has nixed their breakfast sandwiches in order to stop pretending to be McDonald’s and return back to their core expertise: coffee. So far today, Wall Street does not seem to understand the move, but...
by andrew | Oct 12, 2007 | industry, news, retail, starbucks
What does McDonald’s entrance into the specialty coffee market mean for Starbucks and the rest of the café concepts? McDonald’s specialty coffees challenge Starbucks and others By Jamie Hartford Two weeks ago, news broke that McDonald’s Corp. will...
by andrew | Sep 21, 2007 | industry, quality, retail, starbucks
Samantha Oller of CSP Magazine writes an insightful article about Starbucks market presence and continued strategy for expansion in their September edition: Starbucks Throws its Weight They say that Starbucks’ clout is so strong that it can dictate which...
by andrew | Sep 9, 2007 | business, news, restaurants, retail, starbucks
Dunkin’ Donuts announces plans to open 75 stores around the San Antonio area in the next few years. San Antonio Express writer Melissa Monroe asks Andrew Hetzel to speculate why now is a good time for the chain to expand in the Southwest. Spoiler alert:...
