embraces oh-so-profitable drive-thru stores

embraces oh-so-profitable drive-thru stores

Starbucks embraces oh-so-profitable drive-thru stores About 60% of the 1,500 U.S. units planned in the next five years will have a drive thru. “Drive thrus create incremental revenues and profits compared to traditional stores and represent a fast-growing and highly profitable format for Starbucks, comprising just over one-third of our U.S. company-operated stores but contributing nearly 45 percent of our U.S. retail profit,” says Howard Schultz. I'm guessing drive-thrus are a bit of a pain for baristas. Correct, or no? * Starbucks targets drive-thrus for U.S. growth Posted at 03:35 PM | Permalink

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