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7 Ways for Indie Coffee Shops to Win at Christmas
Christmas and New Year are one of those times when you can really use the season to take more money, but planning is essential. Here you are 7 Advice tips for helppinghelping your coffee business at Christmas.
The Death of the Barista and the Birth of the Community
Will automation improve the quality and consistency of coffee – such that the role of barista will disappear? And what will be the new role that the coffee shops will play?
Specialty Coffee: 3 Reasons To Explain To your Customers
Customers often ask “Is it worth to pay extra for just a cup of coffee?”
Many customers ignore the fact that a cup of specialty coffee has much more value than they may see it on the outside. It’s a work of a collective craftsmanship which has a lot of hard work behind the scene. So, your customers should understand what they are paying for, when they are enjoying a cup of ‘expensive’ coffee.
6 Ways to Build Loyalty and Beat Major Coffee Chains
Coffee is one of the most competitive industries in the country, and with corporate giants seemingly dominating the market. But, there are plenty of ways to get a leg up, and boosting customer loyalty is one of them.
Luckin’s Business Model: A Disruptive Innovation? (part 2)
In China, some market conditions are different. A low number of coffee shops compared to the population, especially in large towns, and the boost in coffee consumption (at two-digits) in particular out of home.
The hot coffee delivery is, therefore, a new opportunity to satisfy the large coffee demand.
At the moment, there is no available data to see if the delivery system will be appreciated by customers, the fact is that the giant coffee chain Starbucks is also moving towards signing a partnership with Alibaba, China’s largest online retailer, to launch delivery services in September. The new deal will see Starbucks integrate a “virtual store” in online shopping and payment apps.
The hot coffee delivery model, launched by the Chinese company Luckin, is fueling the debate among operators: May this new model change coffee habits?
Luckin and the Hot Coffee Delivery Model (part 1)
As explained by Qian Zhiya, Luckin Coffee founds its business model starting from some weak points of coffee shops in China: high prices and lack of presence. “In western countries, the price of a cup of coffee consists of only 1/1,000 of people’s monthly income. In contrast, it is almost 1/100 for people living in China”. “Also, the number of coffee shops in the mainland is very limited. As opposed to Taiwan, where the population of 23.5 million enjoys over 5,000 CITY CAFE shops (a brand launched by 7-Eleven), there are only 300 Starbucks stores in Beijing, a city populated with 29 million people”. Find out more about Luckin.
3 Easy Marketing Strategies for Coffee Shops
How much do you think a barista invests in marketing? According to research conducted by Barista Magazine, 70% of bar owners invest less than $100 per month in marketing in the United States and this is likely lower in Europe. The problem is not only the lack of investment but more the lack of ideas and concentration on marketing for
How to Become a Coffee Shop that People Regularly Visit
New research has discovered that people tend to visit a maximum of 25 different places on a regular basis. Once they have found a place they are comfortable with they tend to stick with that place, whether it’s a gym, bar, restaurant or coffee shop. The research followed the movements of over 40,000 people, using their mobile phone data, and
Coffee and Transport Hubs: Specialty Coffee Consumption Growths in Train Stations
Transport hubs have long been places where coffee shops have had a presence, and to some extent the trends in coffee consumption have been reflected here – in particular the spread of chain coffee shops. Some of the chains have recognised that transport hubs need to begin to shift their coffee offerings too – in 2017 Starbucks opened a 24 hour