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Trouble Brews at Starbucks
Lauranne Buchanan; Carolyn J. SimmonsCase IVEY-9B09A002-EMarketingAfter going public in 1992, Starbucks' strong balance sheet and double-digit growth made it a hot growth stock. The Starbucks vision was coffee culture as community, the Third Place between work and home, where friends shared the experience and exotic language of gourmet coffee. Its growth was fueled by rapid expansion in the number of stores both in the United States and in foreign markets, the addition of drive-through service, its own music la...Starting at €8.20
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Trouble Brews at Starbucks (Spanish version)
Lauranne Buchanan; Carolyn J. SimmonsCase IVEY-9B09AS002MarketingAfter going public in 1992, Starbucks' strong balance sheet and double-digit growth made it a hot growth stock. The Starbucks vision was coffee culture as community, the Third Place between work and home, where friends shared the experience and exotic language of gourmet coffee. Its growth was fueled by rapid expansion in the number of stores both in the United States and in foreign markets, the addition of drive-through service, its own music la...Starting at €8.20
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Class--or Mass? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Kesner, Idalene F.; Walters, Rockney; Schulman, Dan; Jain, Dipak C.; De La Renta, Oscar; Bolen, Alexander L.; Nagle, Thomas T.Article HBS-R0504A-EMarketingJim Hargrove, the marketing director of $820 million Neptune Gourmet Seafood, is having a bad week. Neptune is the most upmarket player in the $20 billion industry, and the company is doing everything it can to preserve its premium image among customers. But Neptune's recent investment in state-of-the-art freezer trawlers, along with new fishing regulations, is resulting in catches that are bigger than ever. Though demand is at an all-time high, ...Starting at €8.20