When Howard Schultz Returned to Assume Leaderships at Starbucks in 2007

question 11

Multiple Choice

When Howard Schultz returned to assume leaderships at Starbucks in 2007, the company's average transactions per store fell and same-store growth slowed. This was happening despite continued strong growth in the industry. According to the BCG model, Starbucks was a _ .

• A) cash cow
• B) hero
• C) question mark
• D) star
• E) dog

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