We are inspired by the tremendous response to the Starbucks brand domestically and internationally and could not be more pleased with the overall performance of the company. |
We believe that Starbucks can ultimately change the rules of the game for film marketing and distribution. |
We believe that there's a very, very large opportunity still in front of us in North America, |
We believe that we are still in the very early days of Starbucks growth cycle and that we can surpass 20,000 Starbucks stores worldwide, |
We can help customers discover entertainment. |
We can't be expected to continue to lose millions of dollars every year. |
We establish the value of buying a product at Starbucks by our uncompromising quality and by building a personal relationship with each customer. Starbucks is rekindling America's love affair with coffee, bringing romance and fresh flavor back to the brew. |
We have a big opportunity in China, ... We think the number of stores here can rival the number in North America. |
We have just begun to realize how large the global growth prospects are, and we anticipate many years of significant development in existing and new markets, ... Ultimately we believe we can surpass 20,000 stores worldwide. |
We have no alternative. This is not a philanthropic venture. We're not trying to make money, we just want to stop losing (money). |
We think we're on track to become one of the most recognizable brands in the world. We're in 35 markets already. There are some new markets that we're very interested in, such as Russia and Eastern Europe. India is another unique place to be in but it's not going to happen tomorrow. But at the same time, we're more focused on filling in the markets we're already in. |
We want to stay here. We love this city. We raised our kids here. We built our businesses here and we're being forced to accept a set of circumstances that are not acceptable. We can't continue to lose this kind of money. |
We're on a collision course with time and we can't wait. If people want to make me the villain, that's their prerogative, but I'm here to tell you that we've tried for almost two years to meet the elected officials halfway and we're not getting anything back. |
We've asked [president] Wally Walker to begin to seek other alternatives in view of the fact that it appears that March 9 is going to come and go and we're not going to get what we've asked for. It's a tragic situation. I don't think we've ever thought we'd be here. |
What I'm trying to talk about is the preservation of a culture, |