The chain has higher prices vs competitors. But that's the point.
People typically assign higher value/quality to higher prices. Known as "irrational value assessment", this makes Starbucks an everyday luxury that people will pay for.
Huy Fong's Sriracha hit revenue of $150m+ a year...with no sales team, no trademark and $0 in ad spend.
— Trung Phan \U0001f1e8\U0001f1e6 (@TrungTPhan) June 27, 2021
Its creator is Vietnamese-American David Tran, making the sauce's success a tale of immigrant hustle and a product that literally sells itself.
Here's the story\U0001f9f5 pic.twitter.com/siEoK6UeLs
11/ Starbucks
— Trung Phan \U0001f1e8\U0001f1e6 (@TrungTPhan) June 13, 2021
"I'll decaf someone if they are really rude to me. I only do it when the customer is being a REAL a-hole. You have to really earn those decaf shots from me."
"The shops spend more on dairy ingredients than on coffee."
Costco is the world's 3rd largest retailer by sales, notching $190B+ annually (behind Amazon, Walmart).
— Trung Phan \U0001f1e8\U0001f1e6 (@TrungTPhan) October 23, 2021
The company is all about "value" and uses psychological hacks in its business model and store design to get shoppers to spend dough.
Here are 14 of them \U0001f9f5 pic.twitter.com/mjtk7KRukO
The stock exploded & went up as much as 63% from my price.
— Manas Arora (@iManasArora) June 22, 2020
Closed my position entirely today!#BroTip pic.twitter.com/CRbQh3kvMM
What an extended (away from averages) move looks like!!
— Manas Arora (@iManasArora) June 24, 2020
If you don't learn to sell into strength, be ready to give away the majority of your gains.#GLENMARK pic.twitter.com/5DsRTUaGO2
#HIKAL
— Manas Arora (@iManasArora) July 2, 2021
Closed remaining at 560
Reason: It is 40+% from 10wma. Super extended
Total revenue: 11R * 0.25 (size) = 2.75% on portfolio
Trade closed pic.twitter.com/YDDvhz8swT
When you see 15 green weeks in a row, that's the end of the move. *Extended*
— Manas Arora (@iManasArora) August 26, 2019
Simple price action analysis.#Seamecltd https://t.co/gR9xzgeb9K