Economic fear-mongering: sign 3


	Economic fear-mongering: sign 3

n2sooners

11-29-2007 2:15 PM

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economy, msm, media, bias, fear, politics

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11-30-2007 4:29 AM

boozich

worst meal..followed by the most sugar laden donuts washed down by gallons of sterile coffee..i gotta run...

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            Two weeks ago, Starbucks reported its third-quarter "customer transactions" fell by 1%. Many analysts trumpeted that as a sign we're all into a belt-tightening mode that could crimp consumer spending, which drives two-thirds of economic growth.
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            The far more likely cause: the retailing colossus's brazen price hikes this year amid rising competition from lower-cost Dunkin Donuts and McDonald's. Maybe the markups awoke its diehard patrons, finally, to the realization they're paying ridiculous sums for water run through coffee grinds that they can brew at home or work.
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            Rather than reading Starbucks' tiny traffic slip as an omen of declining incidental purchases, it might just be the first sign the giant coffee peddler will need to introduce a value menu like its fast-food counterparts have in their mature market.
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