--- title: Starbucks economics date: "2006-01-11T12:00:00Z" categories: - my-best-links wp_id: 431 --- [Starbucks economics](http://www.slate.com/id/2133754/?nav=ais). Why Starbucks has a better, cheaper coffee that it keeps a secret. --- ## Comments - **Dhar** _11 Jan 2006 10:28 am_: This was so damn interesting! - **ritzkini** _12 Jan 2006 6:14 am_: "The more market power firms have, the less attractive they make the cheaper products." I can think of N Marketeers in India doing this ! - **Madhu** _13 Jan 2006 11:10 am_: Interesting to compare this with the Bottom of the Pyramid concept of CKP.