CITY VIEWS: DO YOU THINK STARBUCKS CAN MAKE A COMEBACK?
ALAN KERSLAKE | MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK
“I’m not a great coffee drinker – I only tend to get one as a treat. Starbucks has donated volunteers and free coffee to school fairs in Bromley, which has been beneficial for all involved. But the price of coffee is getting a bit silly nowadays.”
DAIRN BRERTZ | DAIWA CAPITAL MARKETS
“There’s a cafe across the road that does better coffee for a better price, so I don’t tend to go to Starbucks. The prices don’t seem to have gone up. Starbucks could pick up more sales, especially with a less corporate approach.”
NIMESH BHARADIA | LINE DATA
“The price of coffee has gone up, but it hasn’t bothered me at all. I tend to go to Caffe Nero more, or to Bonds on Threadneedle Street, which seem to have better coffee at half the price. I don’t think Starbucks can go back to having a more local feel to their branches, now they’re on every street corner.”