RE: Starbucks Might Be Helping, Not Hurting, Independent Coffee Shops

“‘Anyone who complains about having a Starbucks put in next to you is crazy. You want to welcome the manager, give them flowers. It should be the best news that any local coffeehouse ever had.'” – Martin Diedrich, coffeehouse owner in Orange County, CA.

Competition increases demand and you can succeed by outsourcing your marketing to your competition?

What a wonderful world we live in.

1 thought on “RE: Starbucks Might Be Helping, Not Hurting, Independent Coffee Shops”

  1. Sia

    And Microsoft is helping open source. My independent coffee shop died because of Starbucks. Let there be more independent coffee shops and less starbucks. Here is a site listing independent coffee shops around you: http://www.cafehunt.com

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