Journal of the Community Development in Asia
Vol 3, No 1 (2020): Journal of The Community Development in Asia (JCDA)

Becoming an International Brand: A Case Study of Starbucks

Azriuddin, Muhammad (Unknown)
Kee, Daisy Mui Hung (Unknown)
Hafizzudin, Muhammad (Unknown)
Fitri, Muhamad (Unknown)
Zakwan, Muhammad Afiq (Unknown)
AlSanousi, Dalal (Unknown)
Kelpia, Aman (Unknown)
Kurniawan, Olivia (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 Jan 2020

Abstract

This paper aims to investigate how Starbucks becomes the best coffee shop worldwide and how the organization overcomes its challenges and succeed to become an international brand. Starbucks is a popular coffee restaurant from the beginning but has just become a famous brand worldwide. Starbucks has over 20,000 stores in 62 countries around the world. In 1971 Starbucks opened its first store in Seattle’s Pike Place Market. Howard Schultz joins Starbucks as a director of Retail Operations and Marketing. Starbucks focuses on its mission “Inspire and nurture the human spirit-one person, one cup, and one neighbourhood at a time. Starbucks provides a variety of drinks from hot to cold, and foods. The most famous beverage is Frappuccino® Blended Beverages. Starbucks makes a beverage menu depending on the customer's request to meet their satisfaction. Starbucks emphasizes on high-quality service from the store environment to the work environment. Starbucks promotes its products through mass media such as advertising at the television, social media, billboards, and coupon card. The paper concludes with some recommendation.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JCDA

Publisher

Subject

Humanities

Description

JCDA aims to feature narrative, theoretical, and empirically-based research articles. The journal also accepts articles with data taken from reflections as well as experiences (qualitative research) relevant to community development in Asia. As it explores the community development broadly, the ...