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By Bathony Williams

 I worked for Starbucks for 5 years. During those years I managed one of their highly trafficked downtown retail stores. I still go to Starbucks (Although, not as much as I use to) and I have remained friends with several of the people I met through Starbucks. Even though I have fond memories of the company and of my experience of connecting with people and baristas, I cant help to see their latest efforts for a turn around as further evidence that Starbucks is out of step with not only its customers, but also its partners (aka employees). My first point is the Pike Place roast that is now served everyday replacing the many different varieties that were previously used for coffee. Sounds like a good idea, right? However, it misses the mark. Instead of giving consumer choices, theyre going for a one size fits all strategy.

Consumers visit Starbucks for the variety. Sometimes Im in the mood for the full-bodied, fruity taste of Kenya. Sometimes Im in the mood for the smoother medium-body taste of Verona. When I go to Starbucks, I dont want to pay $2 for the same roast everyday. If I did, I would just go to Dunkin Donuts or Mcdonalds. This strategy is so backwards and in the opposite direction, Im beginning to wonder if they even remember who they are. Not only is one roast for all a bad idea, its an operational nightmare.

Years ago, Starbucks created a perfected seal that could keep coffee nice and fresh for months. The seal was genius and actual helped transform Starbucks into an international company. The seal also allowed the roasting plants to bag pre-ground coffee for their retail stores. As a store manager, the pre-ground bags allowed you to easily manage your coffee inventory and cost. The bags were also easy to use. If you needed to brew a new batch of coffee, just open a new bag. Simple. Now, fast forward to the present.

What are they doing? Grounding coffee in the stores every day! Coffee of the Day is not being prepared in the highly effective, cost efficient roasting plants, but instead its begin prepared is the waste driven, highly labor intensive retail stores. The negative effect to the companys bottom line cant be avoided. Im sure it will hurt a stores probability as cost jump. I spoke to a current employee who stated that they grind the coffee throughout the day and the bags end up staying open to the air while they grind more coffee. It her word how really fresh is it anyway? I have to say, my disappointment of Starbucks continues to grow daily.

When I was a partner, I witnessed the early stages of the current mess to which they find themselves mired. Over the years I slowly saw the company put more and more emphasis on operations rather than quality and customer service. They hired a bunch of district managers from operational focused retail stores like Blockbuster Video. The executive team really put too much emphasis on pushing products and merchandise to customer. True diehard Starbucks fans will remember getting beat up with the Would you like a $500 coffeemaker with your Latte today? Annual Brewing (Machine) promotions

The problem is that Starbuck sets the environment where too many of its employee/partners are encouraged to spend more time stocking and organizing their Hear Music display rather than providing legendary service and connecting with customers. Its hard for a barista to spread the love when they have to run a Caf Check every 10 minutes or some other daily checklist item.. If Starbucks is serious about getting back to its Pike Place roots they should focus on people rather than gimmicks and merchandise. People will ultimately shop and make purchases once they feel the love.

Bathony Williams is a writer, traveler, avid pop-culture connoisseur and a downtown Chicago shopping expert living in Chicago, Illinois.

Bathony frequents Mypersonalcityshopper.com for shopping in Chicago, magnificent mile shopping and more.

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What’s With Forex Margins?
By redzwan12

 Buying on margin is almost need Forex (Foreign Exchange), because the level of transaction is $ 100000 and known as “many”. A lot must be great, that Forex because of the huge sum of money Changing Hands - about $ 1.8 trillion dollars every day (and the market is open 24 hours a day, from Sunday to Friday). This huge quantity of attracting major investors, as well as other benefits such as:

* Large fluctuations, more opportunities * large quantities of liquid market and easy travel Function * Ability to profit if the market or fall * Stops account and other documents May limit risks while ensuring maximum profitability * Chances of Free Trade

It’s simple: the higher the risk, or volatility, greater opportunities for profit. In truth, or smaller retail Forex investors can not even play in the Forex market until relatively recently. Before that only investment banks, hedge funds, and very large, even investors can negotiate on the Forex. Without the mobilization of Auditors (or trade “on margin”), it is not possible for the average investor can afford to trade.

Now, although the average transaction is called a large number of Forex and $ 100000, there are brokers, which allow investors to trade in “mini-parties” of $ 10000, and some even offer “micro-parties” . Nevertheless, the typical operation and many typical investor should establish $ 1000 in order to get a job, or 1%. Brokers and commercial establishments must have a guarantee in case of loss. Forex For retailers, that the promise of 1% margin place before the acquisition positions. Broker loan will account for this difference and to do in case of future losses.

Due to the minimum trading volume mobilized by trade simply a practical necessity for retail Forex trading. However, since investment banks and similar institutions should ensure loans are used to attract your business - it is, of course, interest in the transaction. Although margins led to small investors to make huge profits in the Forex, they tend to increase the rate of loss when adding the costs of the system.

Distribution of funding, however, is the cornerstone of a new Forex and undoubtedly helped to fuel its trade volume. This is not the total losses for the creation of the negative attention, as most brokers will be closed as soon as the margin was used. However, losses will mount quickly in volatile markets, so that all investors are encouraged to place their orders with stops. If not deployed and accounts is not set to zero when the margin was used May incur losses all the time until the size of the transaction, or $ 100000 in most cases.

she, of course, scares some investors to think about the possibility of losses in the mobilization. Nevertheless, a judgement on the ground, the potential for dramatic loss at the same time, allowing the investor unlimited opportunities for profit. Forex Margin reality for retailers, but there was nothing to worry as long as you define your account activity to stop and put on the spot.

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WAN MOHD HIRWANI WAN HUSSAIN is a business writer specializing in finance and credit products and has written authoritative articles on the finance industry. He has done his masters in Business Administration and is currently assisting easy-debt-consolidation-loan as a finance specialist.

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