Re: Sbux sans drive-thru query

We have 3 here, the only one that closed was a former Barnie's
location in the mall and another one in Target is thriving. Two others
have drive-throughs, one busy, one not  (the drive thrus). Purely from
my observation, their rush to expand didn't factor in driving through
as a priority here in Florida. Where they could stack the cars, or (as
Dave said) had the real estate, or could convince local zoning boards,
they built them.
My days of bashing Starbucks are over, as I don't think it benefits
our industry as a whole, but I will say this. Having spoken with
several Starbucks insiders, and watching with intense interest over
the years, I think they approached the market with a shotgun strategy,
which has led to their current woes. No focus. Lots of missed targets.
The difference is now that they've switched from buckshot to
birdshot....al



On Aug 12, 11:04 am, bernie <bdig...@zianet.com> wrote:
> Does anybody know the percentage of sbux which have opened in the past
> 5 years without a drive-though? They are closing one in Las Cruces,
> but just opened one down the street from us without a drive-through. I
> find it odd, but maybe because in the western U.S. you don't find many
> non-drive-thru QSR  operators.
> Bernie
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