Inthatvideo, wetalkedabouthowtheyspearheadedthewholefairtradeideaandthencompletelyabandonedit, howtheypioneeredthecoffeeshopas a thirdplacetohangout, andhowtheymadespecialtycoffee a mainstreamphenomenonforAmericans, anyways.
Wecanseethatsomearticlesarejuststickingtothereportingonthestartofthesebargainingtalks, whileothersgivemorecontext, likehowtheformerCEOofStarbuckssteppingdownlastyearplayed a hugeroleinthisbreakthrough.
Andthisisall a partofStarbucks' geniusmanipulationtactics.
そしてこれはすべて、スターバックスの天才的な操作戦術の一部なのだ。
Theyknowthat a lotofthereasonwhypeoplechoosetocontinuetocomebacktotheirshopsandwhytheyseekouttheirshops, evenwhenthey'reonvacation, isbecauseoftheirconsistency.
Andallof a sudden, thepeopleintheresortkindofstarttomakesense, right?
そして突然、リゾートの人々が意味を持ち始めるんだ。
Evenifyou'rein a countrywhereyoudon't speakthelanguageorunderstandthecultureorthedirectionsbacktothebeach, youknowexactlywhattoexpectwhenyouwalkintothatStarbucks.
Ofcourse, thereare a lotofotherchainsandbrandsthathavesimilarconceptsfortheirstores, butnoneofthemhavedoneitquiteaswellorhadthelegendarysuccessofStarbucks.
Probablytheonlyrealinnovationthattheydidwasaddthatlittlegreenstirstickthingthatactsas a stopperforthetopoftheto-golidsoyoucanbringitwhereveryouneedtogo.
Basically, a bunchofniceinteriordesignandsomebuzzwordstomakeyoufeellikeyou'redoingyourpartintheglobalefforttostopclimatechange, justinthesamewaythatyouthoughtyouweremaking a differencesupportingfreetradecoffeeatStarbucksbeforetheyscrappedthatideatoo.
Starbucksusedtobe a spacespecificallyforworkingprofessionals, a placetostopandrelaxbetweenworkandhome, butnowadays, it's lookingmoreandmorefamily-friendly, andtheirmenuis, too.
スターバックスといえば、かつては仕事と家庭の合間に立ち寄ってくつろぐ、社会人専用のスペースだった。
Indeed, overthelast 15 years,
確かに、この15年間はそうだった、
Starbuckshasgraduallystartedtoincludekidsas a targetdemographic.
スターバックスは徐々に子供たちをターゲット層として取り込み始めている。
Today, toddlersarechuggingdownBabyChinosassoonasthey'reoldenoughtohold a cup.
Now I'm hereas a newdadthinking, shit, I gottagogetStarbucksandgetmatchingdrinkswithmykidorsomething?
今、新米パパの僕は、スタバに行って子供とお揃いのドリンクを飲まなきゃ、とか考えている。
Soundslikeanactualnightmare.
実際の悪夢のようだ。
Thispivottowardsthekiddosandthenextgenerationfurthercementstheirroleastheworld's coffeeshop, a placewherekidsremembergoingwiththeirparentstogettheirfavoritedrinksandwheretheywillgoforthatnostalgicfixforyearsdowntheroadintoadulthood.