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Additionally, they streamlined store design to gainefficiencies of scale and to make sure they had the ROI on sales to investment ratios that would satisfy the financial side of the business. Many decisions had to be made in order to maximize speed and profits. Decisions that sacrificed the feeling of a community coffee store for a chain feel. Star... See more

“To inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person one cup and one neighborhood at a time.” Schultz vowed to “transform the Starbucks experience” with main goals that included improving the current state of the US business, reigniting the brand’s emotional attachment with customers, and planning for the future while expanding its presence around

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