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The End Of Starbucks as We Know It?
Commercial Observer ^
| March 18, 2015
| LAUREN ELKIES SCHRAM
Posted on 03/21/2015 1:15:43 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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Since moving my office to Manhattan, I was amazed at the number of Starbucks locations there. Seems like they have one on every city block. But their difficulty begs the questoin: If even Starbucks, with their overpriced lattes and frappucinos can't afford the rents to put their retail shops there, that does not bode well for other retailers in that space.
Oh well, the rents in the Bronx and over in Newark, NJ are much cheaper and they could always move more of their stores over there. That would fit in better with their "race together" campaign.
To: SamAdams76
Racetogether....to a cheaper neighborhood
sounds like THE plan!
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posted on
03/21/2015 1:18:29 PM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: All
i’m quite sure that mr schulz’ politics embraces rent control, so he should have no problem explaining he should pay dirt low rents, no matter he’s a billionaire.
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posted on
03/21/2015 1:18:43 PM PDT
by
willywill
To: SamAdams76
The whiff of Starbucks still reminds me of that of a car battery being charged....way too acidic.
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posted on
03/21/2015 1:20:48 PM PDT
by
ErnBatavia
(It ain't a "hashtag"....it's a damn pound sign. ###)
To: SamAdams76
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posted on
03/21/2015 1:23:15 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.)
To: SamAdams76
#rentistoodamnhigh
It's time for an honest conversation about rent.
To: SamAdams76
SO ... what other store is going to go in there if Starbucks can’t make it?! ... LOL ...
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posted on
03/21/2015 1:28:12 PM PDT
by
Star Traveler
(Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
To: ErnBatavia
They’ve got a range of coffees and you can pick one that suits you. I go for the milder ones ... :-) ...
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posted on
03/21/2015 1:30:15 PM PDT
by
Star Traveler
(Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
To: SamAdams76
If starbucks can’t afford the rent, who can? The article seems to indicate there is an endless supply of people who are willing to step in and pay $600 per sq ft, or $1 million per year for a storefront location.
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posted on
03/21/2015 1:30:54 PM PDT
by
Cowboy Bob
(Isn't it funny that Socialists never want to share their own money?)
To: ErnBatavia
I actually love Starbucks coffee. That is, if there is no McDonald’s around.
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posted on
03/21/2015 1:31:07 PM PDT
by
The_Media_never_lie
(The media must be defeated any way it can be done.)
To: Star Traveler
>>SO ... what other store is going to go in there if Starbucks can’t make it?! ... LOL ...<<
McCafe — really: think about it.
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posted on
03/21/2015 1:32:02 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(islam: The hands of the Chinese, the mouths of the arabs, the minds of the French.)
To: ErnBatavia
Lets discuss the RACIAL implications of higher rents per sf for Starbucks. RIGHT!!!
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posted on
03/21/2015 1:33:07 PM PDT
by
mason-dixon
(As Mason said to Dixon, you have to draw the line somewhere.)
To: The_Media_never_lie
coffee is coffee.....want to piss money away..go for it
To: SamAdams76
It’s the end of Starbucks as we know it, and I feel fine...
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posted on
03/21/2015 1:37:15 PM PDT
by
chajin
("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
To: SamAdams76
Starbucks in LA [and other places] are slated to become wine bars for evening hours with small plates for food.
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posted on
03/21/2015 1:38:05 PM PDT
by
BunnySlippers
(I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
To: The_Media_never_lie
I get my Senior's coffee at McDs for 95 cents. Add a McChicken no bread and one apple slices and I have a decent lunch for $2.60.
And, yeah, McDs coffee is as good as the boutiques. And I don't have to say "grande" to order.
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posted on
03/21/2015 1:38:52 PM PDT
by
grania
To: Star Traveler
We're fortunate to have something at home that's apparently alien to New Yorkers: A Mr. Coffee machine.
Walmart's Great Value 'bold' works for us...
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posted on
03/21/2015 1:40:08 PM PDT
by
ErnBatavia
(It ain't a "hashtag"....it's a damn pound sign. ###)
To: MeshugeMikey
Maybe they can sell their lousy liberal sh!t from a sidewalk stand in the middle of Winter.
F em.
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posted on
03/21/2015 1:42:04 PM PDT
by
wetgundog
("Extremism in the Defense of Liberty is No Vice" -AuH2O)
To: CGASMIA68
Starbucks coffee isn’t really that expensive, if you actually order coffee. It’s those coffee flavored milkshakes that are expensive.
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posted on
03/21/2015 1:42:49 PM PDT
by
Hugin
("Do yourself a favor--first thing, get a firearm!")
To: BunnySlippers
I have a coffee shop in my neighborhood (not Starbucks) that turns into a wine bar after 6PM with small plates of food and live music (usually some local jazz outfit).
The wine is not cheap - ranges from $6 to $20 per glass. But they are always crowded.
They seem to do extremely well with this business model.
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