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Starbucks SWOT Analysis

&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;left&semi;margin&colon;0px 0px 0px 0&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Starbucks Corporation is an international coffee chain based in Seattle&comma;Washington&comma; United States&period; Starbucks is the leading coffeehouse company in the world&comma; with 16&comma;635 stores in 49 countries&comma; including 11&comma;068 &lpar;6&comma;764 Company Owned&comma; 4&comma;304 Franchised&rpar; in the United States&comma; followed by nearly 1&comma;000 in Canada and more than 800 in Japan&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Strengths<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>&CenterDot; Starbucks is the market leader in the coffee Market&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&CenterDot; It has 16&comma;635 stores in different countries including 11068 in United States&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&CenterDot; Customers are satisfied with the quality and taste of Coffee&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&CenterDot; High brand equity&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&CenterDot; Operating in 40 countries worldwide&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad2" id&equals;"quads-ad2" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px 0 0px 0&semi;text-align&colon;center&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&CenterDot; Huge number of employees’ approx 13 thousand&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&CenterDot; Financial conditions of the company are good<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&CenterDot; Company is expanding with speedy pace&semi; it has opened 900 in US during the year 2009&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&CenterDot; Starbucks coffee shops locations are at convenient places like library&comma; shopping malls and etc&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&CenterDot; Customer service is excellent&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&CenterDot; High brand awareness&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&CenterDot; Starbucks making their business more environmental friendly&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Weaknesses<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>&CenterDot; Pricing are higher as compared to the competitors&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&CenterDot; High operating cost<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&CenterDot; The business profits are highly dependent on coffee product&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&CenterDot; Closed numbers of stores in different countries during year 2008-2009&period;&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;

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