Starbucks Danny
Starbucks Danny
Starbucks Danny
Market Share
38.7 36.7
24.6
Buyers
Bargaining Power of Suppliers: Low to Moderate Pressure
Intensity of Competitive Rivalry: High to Moderate
Starbucks Core Competence
SWOT ANALYSIS
STRENGTH
1. Strong market position and global Brand recognition
2. Products of highest quality
3. Location and aesthetic appeal of its store
4. Human resource management
5. Good will among consumers due to social responsibility initiatives
6. Use of technology and mobile outlets.
7. Customer base loyalty
1. Expensive products
2. Self cannibalization
through over crowding
3. Overdependence in the
united states market.
4. Negative large corporation
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5. American European coffee
culture clash with that of
other countries.
1. Expansion into emerging markets
2. Expanding product mix and offerings
3. Expansion of retail operations
4. Technological advances.
5. New distribution channel
6. Brand extension
THREAT
1. Increased competition
2. Price volatility in the global coffee market
3. Developed countries market saturation.
4. Developed countries economy
5. Changing consumer tastes and lifestyle
choices
Key strategy • One of the key strategy that Starbucks followed since its
inception is that of product differentiation offering
differentiators such as premium product mix, locations,
coffee beverages reputation and supreme customer service
that translated to building a premium valued brand which is
costly to imitate for competitors.
• Starbucks followed strategy of strategic alliance and making
smart acquisitions.
• Starbucks didn’t follow franchising model and operated
company oriented stores and joint ventures in international
markets.
• Starbucks has made some key acquisitions such as Teavana
(Tea products), Bay Breads (premium bread products),
Evolution Fresh (fresh juice products) etc. to use the product
diversification strategy.
Starbucks Financial Performance Analysis:
• Looking at a six year period ratio & growth analysis
of Starbucks’s financials from 2008 to 2013, we can
see that the revenue growth of the company has
experience a drop of -5.9% during the 2008/09
recession but from then on,