Comments on: Late Night: Tulsa Time and More… http://taylormarsh.com/blog/2009/02/late-night-tulsa-time-and-more/ Taylor Marsh - News, Political Analysis, Foreign Policy, and Independent Political Opinion on Progressive Politics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:43:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: guyskihttp://taylormarsh.com/blog/2009/02/late-night-tulsa-time-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-429887 guyski Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:42:50 +0000 http://www.taylormarsh.com/?p=29551#comment-429887 The current economic situation does effect Starbucks (and other companies), but there are other reasons; especially for Starbucks.They lost that "certain something" - je ne sais quoi - if you will.They over extended, thus diminishing their brand and product. Remember Krispy Kreme? Darling stock, strong consumer base, everywhere. Now it's just a doughnut place.From http://www.thirdwayblog.com/2008/01/...The result, however, was to create exactly what Howard Schultz (CEO) primarily despised - another fast food outlet. Year after year in small, barely noticeable ways, Starbucks retreated from being the ‘third place’ that Schultz had envisioned. It added more food, changing the atmosphere. Then other types of merchandise, from coffee mints to music, were promoted, each making Starbucks feel minutely more like a retail chain and less like a refuge....Now Starbucks is talking about introducing a "breakfast menu," just like McDonald's and Dunkin Donuts. The current economic situation does effect Starbucks (and other companies), but there are other reasons; especially for Starbucks.

They lost that “certain something” – je ne sais quoi – if you will.

They over extended, thus diminishing their brand and product. Remember Krispy Kreme? Darling stock, strong consumer base, everywhere. Now it’s just a doughnut place.

From http://www.thirdwayblog.com/2008/01/

…The result, however, was to create exactly what Howard Schultz (CEO) primarily despised – another fast food outlet. Year after year in small, barely noticeable ways, Starbucks retreated from being the ‘third place’ that Schultz had envisioned. It added more food, changing the atmosphere. Then other types of merchandise, from coffee mints to music, were promoted, each making Starbucks feel minutely more like a retail chain and less like a refuge….

Now Starbucks is talking about introducing a “breakfast menu,” just like McDonald’s and Dunkin Donuts.

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]]> By: Cujo359http://taylormarsh.com/blog/2009/02/late-night-tulsa-time-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-429883 Cujo359 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:26:31 +0000 http://www.taylormarsh.com/?p=29551#comment-429883 P.S. Drive carefully, Taylor. P.S. Drive carefully, Taylor.

]]> By: Cujo359http://taylormarsh.com/blog/2009/02/late-night-tulsa-time-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-429882 Cujo359 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:25:48 +0000 http://www.taylormarsh.com/?p=29551#comment-429882 <I>An editorial in the Philly Inquirer yesterday suggested that Starbucks was good model to “forecast the U.S. economy.”</I>I was there <a HREF="http://cujo359.blogspot.com/2008/04/bitter-cup-for-starbucks.html" rel="nofollow">way ahead of them</A>. My theory is that they're one of those canary businesses - the first ones that go sour when things are starting to get tight. It's the sort of thing people buy when they have money and don't have time. When things are going the other way, they can make coffee at home. An editorial in the Philly Inquirer yesterday suggested that Starbucks was good model to “forecast the U.S. economy.”

I was there way ahead of them. My theory is that they’re one of those canary businesses – the first ones that go sour when things are starting to get tight. It’s the sort of thing people buy when they have money and don’t have time. When things are going the other way, they can make coffee at home.

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