[jleyank]

Without the third place vibe, they have to compete with a Keurig or espresso machine. I don’t think they have particularly good coffee drinks and I also think they are more interested in coloured or kiddy drinks. Coffee is expensive vs the rest and it’s a younger audience. Granted, they have a good market for people heading off on some kind of transportation but that won’t satisfy Wall Street. Habit and marketing only go so far.

And on holiday we want o sit and enjoy a coffee and nosh, so in the uk we could pick Costa or caffe Nero vs takeaway. Or a non chain shop that still cares.