My Sister's a Barista: How They Made Starbucks a Home Away from Home (Great Brand Stories series)
 

My Sister's a Barista: How They Made Starbucks a Home Away from Home (Great Brand Stories series)

by John Simmons

Coffee is a commodity. You can get a cup at any café, sandwich bar or restaurant anywhere. So how did Starbucks manage to reinvent coffee as a whole new experience, and create a hugely successful brand in the process?
My Sister's a Barista tells the Starbucks story from its origins in a Seattle fish market to its growing global presence today. This is a story that has unfolded quickly... (read more)

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  • uplandpoet

    uplandpoet said:

    actually, interviews with Shultz arent that rare, he was basically a pr guy for the expansion. I have not read this book, but i wonder if it mostly a puff piece, or does it go into their walmart style agressive marketing to put mom and pops out of business?

    posted Saturday, August 30 2008
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