According to what I have read it was mainly MacDonalds' concentrated
efforts
to cut into Starbucks market that was responsible for Starbucks' recent
financial woes. I know that MacDonalds and Dunkin Donuts have both decided
to go after Starbucks' clientel but I can't see how anyone buying coffee
from either MacDonalds or DD would ever give up being a Starbucks client.
But, then again, I never buy just coffee from Starbucks; it's usually an
espresso or cappuccino. I guess the majority of Starbucks' clients must be
"plain" coffee drinkers. Even considering that, I find MacDonalds
"improved"
coffee to be barely drinkable and the new DD coffees to be swill. I choose
Starbucks only if I am on the road and can't brew my own coffee and would
only hit MacDonalds or DD if there was absolutely no alternative caffine
supply; I'd rather go to a 7/11.
"John S." <hjsjms@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> On Nov 17, 10:38 pm, SB
> <fr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> "The company responsible for the ubiquity of coffee shops finds itself
>> struggling with flagging growth, increased competition, and a declining
>> stock price..."
>>
>> Business Week:http://easyurl.net/4e9
>
> They are experiencing flagging growth because they are so big there
> are few new markets to expand into. Not at all surprising for the
> company that pretty much led the way to better coffee.
