throttleplate 1,900 Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 the starbucks in iloilo by the SM mall is packed regularly with korean students,also pinas and ocassionally a few kanos. Link to post Share on other sites
Headshot 29,353 Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 it should be obvious to anybody that knows the way they are, that Starbucks is not going to do very well, in the Philippines. try especially China, but also Thailand. You should do better there. Actually, Starbucks does a brisk business in Cebu, However, Bo's, which is a Philippine company, is a strong competitor and probably does even better. It does seem like Starbucks' clientele is mostly Koreans, while Bo's clientele is most Filipinos and Westerners. I don't drink coffee (don't like it), but I stop into Bo's quite often for a chocolate freeze. It is much better than any non-coffee drink that Starbucks offers. Actually, it is surprising that either Starbucks or Bo's can do business here (their prices are about the same), where a cup of your drink of choice at either place is equal to a lot of Filipinos' daily wage. Somehow, though, they do well. I'm guessing they are NOT marketing to typical (lower-class) Filipinos. Link to post Share on other sites
Brucewayne 3,803 Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 When someone mentions Starbucks this video comes to my mind : ) Great, now I will never be able to go to Starbucks without thinking about Smokey! Link to post Share on other sites
smokey 21,914 Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Actually, Starbucks does a brisk business in Cebu, However, Bo's, which is a Philippine company, is a strong competitor and probably does even better. It does seem like Starbucks' clientele is mostly Koreans, while Bo's clientele is most Filipinos and Westerners. I don't drink coffee (don't like it), but I stop into Bo's quite often for a chocolate freeze. It is much better than any non-coffee drink that Starbucks offers. Actually, it is surprising that either Starbucks or Bo's can do business here (their prices are about the same), where a cup of your drink of choice at either place is equal to a lot of Filipinos' daily wage. Somehow, though, they do well. I'm guessing they are NOT marketing to typical (lower-class) Filipinos. well there may be a lot of poor people in cebu but there are also a lot of NOT poor people in cebu Link to post Share on other sites
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