Case study questions answered in the first solution: What factors accounted for the extraordinary success of Starbucks in the early 1990s? What was so compelling about the Starbucks value proposition? What brand image did the company develop during this period? Why has Starbucks’ customer satisfaction score declined? Has the company’s service declined, or simply measuring satisfaction the wrong way? How does the Starbucks of 2002 differ from the Starbucks of 1992?

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Case study questions answered in the first solution:
  1. What factors accounted for the extraordinary success of Starbucks in the early 1990s? What was so compelling about the Starbucks value proposition? What brand image did the company develop during this period?
  2. Why has Starbucks’ customer satisfaction score declined? Has the company’s service declined, or simply measuring satisfaction the wrong way?
  3. How does the Starbucks of 2002 differ from the Starbucks of 1992?
  4. Describe the ideal Starbucks customer from a profitable standpoint. What would it take to ensure that this customer is highly satisfied? How valuable is a highly satisfied customer for the company?
  5. Should Starbucks make the $40 million investment in labor in the stores? What’s the goal of this investment? Is it profitable for a megabrand to deliver customer intimacy?
Case study questions answered in the second solution:
  1. Please summarize the case study “Starbucks – Delivering Customer Service”.
  2. Please identify the key challenges of the company.
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