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Coffee Shop Chains and ‘New Retail’ in China: Starbucks, Luckin Coffee, apps and delivery
China continues to be one of the largest growing markets for the coffee shop industry, with estimates of market growth ranging between 5-9% year according to different consultancy reports. Such growth is an attractive prospect for large international coffee shop … Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Culture, Cafe types, China, Coffee, coffee culture, Costa Coffee, Economic Impact, Global Chains, Innovation, Starbucks
Tagged Alibaba, apps, China, coffee chain, coffee culture, coffee shop, drink, Ele.me, food, Hema, Luckin, Luckin Coffee, new retail, partnership, Starbucks, supermarket
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New publication: Challenges and opportunities of new retail horizons in emerging markets: The case of a rising coffee culture in China
If you follow news about developments in the coffee and coffee shop industry then you may have seen recent articles about the growth of coffee shop culture in China, in particular about the rapid growth of Luckin Coffee, (a Beijing … Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Culture, China, Coffee, coffee culture, Coffee Growing, Coffee industry, Costa Coffee, Global Chains, Journal article, Publications, research, Starbucks
Tagged China, Chinese coffee, coffee, coffee culture, coffee shop, coffee shop chains, Costa Coffee, emerging markets, Growth, Journal article, Luckin Coffee, publication, research, retail, Specialty Coffee, Starbucks
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Updated map of coffee shops and cafes in Coventry
Last year I wrote a blog post including a Google map of the coffee shops and cafes in Coventry around the time the bid for Coventry to be the 2021 City of Culture had been submitted to try and demonstrate … Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Culture, Cafe types, Consumers, coventry, Maps, Specialty Coffee, specialty tea, UK
Tagged Bean and Leaf, Cafe Culture, Cafe Spaces, city, city of culture, city of culture 2021, coffee, coffee beans, coffee culture, coffee shop, community, coventry, fresh coffee, Independent cafe, independent coffee shop, Kahawa, market, Starbucks, thisisCoventry
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Peak Coffee Shop? Peak Costa Coffee? Where next for the UK market leader?
Last year I wrote an article for the Conversation about if Britain had reached ‘peak coffee shop’, sparked by industry forecasts that suggested the number of coffee shops in the country was set to continue to grow at pace (to … Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Culture, Cafe types, coffee culture, Commentaries, community, Consumers, Costa Coffee, General, UK
Tagged business growth, Cafe Culture, Cafe Industry, coffee, coffee shop, Coffee Shop Industry, commentary, community, Costa Coffee, Costa Coffee House, Costa Fresco, Guardian, Innovation, Specialty Coffee, Starbucks, Whitbread
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The coffee shop market in Europe: growth and the future
Allegra Strategies one of the leading coffee industry market research companies recently published the newest version of its Project Café Europe. The 2018 version according to this article from the Independent indicated that 21 out of 25 European countries experienced … Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Culture, Coffee, coffee culture, Costa Coffee, data, Europe, Starbucks, UK
Tagged 5th wave of coffee, Allegra Strategies, Bloomberg, coffee, coffee consumption, coffee shop, Costa Coffee, Eastern Europe, Europe, Growth, Independent, Specialty Coffee, specialty coffee shop, Starbucks, Western Europe
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Thoughts on ‘Everything but the Coffee’
There are a lot of books out there about coffee, coffee culture and cafes. I’ve spent years working through them but there’s always so much more to read. I was recently recommended ‘Everything but the coffee’ by Bryant Simon. It’s … Continue reading
The battle of the coffee shops continues
This week coffee shops have been back in the UK media. A short piece on ITV news which highlighted how the national chains continue battle with independents for their share of the £9 billion coffee shop market. It was also … Continue reading
Merging historical culture with Starbucks in Japan
Back in April I wrote a blog post about how Starbucks was trying something new in Japan, ‘Neighborhood and Coffee’ stores which had less obvious Starbucks branding, and were more focused on becoming the local neighbourhood coffee shop. Now, again … Continue reading
Posted in Cafe Culture, Cafe types, Coffee, coffee culture, High Streets, Japan, Starbucks
Tagged architecture, Cafe, coffee, coffee shop, culture, Japan, Kyoto, Starbucks, tatami, tourist, townhouse, traditional, traditional garden
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Coffee and the transport hub: the rise of specialty coffee in train stations and airports
In a recent blog post on reaching peak Costa Coffee in the UK I mentioned how a Guardian article had hinted at a shift taking place where more specialty coffee was becoming available in transport hubs, particularly train stations. Given … Continue reading →