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Internal Factors

External Factors

Strengths:

1.Operating efficiency

2.Fast growing stores

3. Good customer service

4.Proper pay to staff

5. Staff development

6. Has library and shopping malls

Weaknesses:

1.High operating cost

2. Employee protest

3.Less control of overseas stores

4.Self-cannibalization

5.Lack of internal focus

6.Size

Opportunities:

1.Good relations with suppliers

2.The leader in the coffee market

3. Economies of scale

4. large market

5.Environmentally friendly

6.High brand awareness

SO Strategies:

WO Strategies:

Threats:

1.Culture and political issues

2.Competitors

3.Consumers trends to healthy ways

4.Labor union

5.Variation in coffee price

6.US market saturation

ST Strategies:

WT Strategies:

Starbucks is an international renowned coffee production company; it is in Seattle in the USA. The major product the company deals in is the coffee beverage, fresh juice, and snacks but at a time the company sells coffee beans as well. The majorly targeted market by the company is the male and female aged between 25-40 years. However, the company has also started to produce other coffee products which are suitable for the other age groups like kids. These products are like organ fruits, vanilla etc (TECHFEE, 2019). Starbucks has approximately 277000 employees this shows that it is a large company with many employees and has seventy-five branches globally.