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So, Tata Starbucks ne pakka kar liya hai ki woh apne high-end 'Starbucks Reserve' stores ki संख्या badhayenge. Bengaluru, Hyderabad, aur Kolkata mein naye outlets khulenge iss saal. Ye unka plan hai ki experiential, coffee-first formats par zyada focus karein. CEO Sushant Dash ka kehna hai ki India Starbucks ke liye sabse tezi se badhti hui global market mein se ek hai.
Poore India mein abhi 500 se zyada stores hain, jismein Reserve stores coffee ke shaukino ke liye hain jo ekdum special single-origin beans try karna chahte hain, alag alag brewing methods ke saath. Lekin bhai, ek baat samajh lo, India mein coffee ka scene abhi bhi tea ke saamne bahut chhota hai. Coffee log sirf 24-25% tak hi follow karte hain, jabki tea toh 95% gharon mein hai! Toh, ye ek bada challenge hai.
Ab numbers ki baat karte hain. Starbucks ki parent company, SBUX, ka P/E ratio around 79.81 hai aur market cap $111.45 billion ka hai. Starbucks India ne Q3 mein revenue 7% badhaya aur 12 naye stores khule. Lekin yaar, operational losses $16.5 million tak pahunch gayi hain! Unka target hai 2028 tak 1,000 stores tak pahunchna, matlab profit se zyada expansion par zor hai.
Aur ye sab tab hai jab competition bhi full power mein hai. Costa Coffee bhi saal mein 40-50 naye outlets kholne wala hai. India mein branded coffee shops ka total count 5,339 hai, jismein Tata Starbucks sabse aage hai 480 outlets ke saath, iske baad Barista aur Cafe Coffee Day hain.
Lekin sab kuch itna smooth nahi hai. Mahangai aur job security ki chinta ke karan log ab kharch karne mein thoda soch-samajh kar kaam le rahe hain, especially luxury cheezon par. Aur haan, India ki tea culture toh hai hi, jiske saamne coffee abhi bhi bahut peeche hai. Coffee market 10.15% grow kar raha hai, par ye tea ke saamne kuch bhi nahi.
Starbucks ne menu mein local cheezein jaise chai bhi rakhi hain aur kuch value drinks bhi, taaki sabko attract kar sakein. Lekin unka premium brand image logon ko kitna pasand aayega, ye dekhna hoga. Company revenue toh badha rahi hai, par losses bhi kam nahi ho rahe.
Aage ka kya scene hai? Starbucks apne international business ko aur tezi se badhane wala hai, especially North America ke comparison mein. Unka 'Back to Starbucks' strategy 2028 tak margins improve karne par focus karegi. India mein Reserve stores ki success isi par depend karti hai ki woh global brand ko local taste aur pocket ke hisaab se kaise adjust karte hain. Chai ke culture, badalte kharch karne ke tarike, aur zabardast competition ko face karke hi woh iss bade aur diverse market mein tik payenge.