咖啡巨頭星巴克在新冠肺炎疫情期間通過大力發(fā)展“免下車窗口”、改進(jìn)移動應(yīng)用程序等舉措撐了過來,盡管其首席執(zhí)行官凱文?約翰遜為此頗感自豪,但他和許多其他公司的高管一樣,已經(jīng)迫不及待地想看到生活恢復(fù)到某種程度的正常狀態(tài)了。
約翰遜于6月8日在今年的《財(cái)富》全球論壇上闡述了人們走出家門、參加社交活動的重要性,他稱之為“偉大的人際重新連接”。
約翰遜計(jì)劃讓星巴克重新成為人們生活中的“第三空間”?!暗谌臻g”指的是在家庭和工作場所以外、可以作為社區(qū)中心供人們社交的地點(diǎn)。
雖然得益于手機(jī)應(yīng)用程序等新技術(shù),星巴克在疫情期間挺了下來,但手機(jī)應(yīng)用程序不能替代現(xiàn)實(shí)世界。對于像星巴克這樣的零售企業(yè)來說,擁有讓人愿意進(jìn)店購物閑逛的門店,這是他們長久以來的口碑聲譽(yù),想要通過應(yīng)用程序來復(fù)制傳統(tǒng)的線下購物體驗(yàn)十分困難。
約翰遜表示:“我們努力的方向是,讓我們的店鋪和打造的進(jìn)店體驗(yàn)重新成為那個(gè)地方——第三空間——讓人們能夠來這里社交,重新建立聯(lián)系,重新感受到疫情之前一些熟悉的感覺和情緒?!?/p>
他補(bǔ)充說,讓人們在實(shí)體店重聚,對人們進(jìn)行療愈、重新連接、“展望未來”都至關(guān)重要。
他指出,盡管疫情帶來了巨大挑戰(zhàn),但對星巴克而言,也存在一些積極因素。由于實(shí)體店顧客意外減少,星巴克必須迅速調(diào)整策略以適應(yīng)現(xiàn)實(shí),因此該公司在應(yīng)對意外變化方面有所進(jìn)步。
約翰遜解釋說:“這種適應(yīng)能力,讓我們基本上很好地適應(yīng)了消費(fèi)者行為正在發(fā)生的變化?!币簿褪钦f當(dāng)生活恢復(fù)正常時(shí),人們可能會繼續(xù)線上購物,哪怕只是買杯咖啡。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:Agatha
咖啡巨頭星巴克在新冠肺炎疫情期間通過大力發(fā)展“免下車窗口”、改進(jìn)移動應(yīng)用程序等舉措撐了過來,盡管其首席執(zhí)行官凱文?約翰遜為此頗感自豪,但他和許多其他公司的高管一樣,已經(jīng)迫不及待地想看到生活恢復(fù)到某種程度的正常狀態(tài)了。
約翰遜于6月8日在今年的《財(cái)富》全球論壇上闡述了人們走出家門、參加社交活動的重要性,他稱之為“偉大的人際重新連接”。
約翰遜計(jì)劃讓星巴克重新成為人們生活中的“第三空間”?!暗谌臻g”指的是在家庭和工作場所以外、可以作為社區(qū)中心供人們社交的地點(diǎn)。
雖然得益于手機(jī)應(yīng)用程序等新技術(shù),星巴克在疫情期間挺了下來,但手機(jī)應(yīng)用程序不能替代現(xiàn)實(shí)世界。對于像星巴克這樣的零售企業(yè)來說,擁有讓人愿意進(jìn)店購物閑逛的門店,這是他們長久以來的口碑聲譽(yù),想要通過應(yīng)用程序來復(fù)制傳統(tǒng)的線下購物體驗(yàn)十分困難。
約翰遜表示:“我們努力的方向是,讓我們的店鋪和打造的進(jìn)店體驗(yàn)重新成為那個(gè)地方——第三空間——讓人們能夠來這里社交,重新建立聯(lián)系,重新感受到疫情之前一些熟悉的感覺和情緒?!?/p>
他補(bǔ)充說,讓人們在實(shí)體店重聚,對人們進(jìn)行療愈、重新連接、“展望未來”都至關(guān)重要。
他指出,盡管疫情帶來了巨大挑戰(zhàn),但對星巴克而言,也存在一些積極因素。由于實(shí)體店顧客意外減少,星巴克必須迅速調(diào)整策略以適應(yīng)現(xiàn)實(shí),因此該公司在應(yīng)對意外變化方面有所進(jìn)步。
約翰遜解釋說:“這種適應(yīng)能力,讓我們基本上很好地適應(yīng)了消費(fèi)者行為正在發(fā)生的變化?!币簿褪钦f當(dāng)生活恢復(fù)正常時(shí),人們可能會繼續(xù)線上購物,哪怕只是買杯咖啡。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:Agatha
Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson is proud that the coffee giant was able to withstand the COVID-19 pandemic through actions like focusing on drive-thrus and improving its mobile app. But, like many executives, he can’t wait until life returns to some sense of normalcy.
Speaking on June 8 during Fortune’s Global Forum conference, Johnson explained the importance of people getting out of their homes and socializing, a phenomenon he described as “the great human reconnection.”
It’s part of Johnson’s plans for Starbucks to regain its position in people’s lives as the “third place,” a term referring to locations outside of people’s homes and workplaces that function as community hubs where folks can socialize.
Although technology like mobile apps have helped Starbucks stay afloat during the pandemic, it’s no substitute for the real world. For retail companies like Starbucks that have developed reputations as maintaining stores that people want to shop and hang out in, it’s been a challenge to replicate the traditional in-person shopping experience via apps.
“What we've really worked [on] is to orient our stores and the store experience that we create to be that place—that third place—where people can come and socialize and reconnect and start to feel some of the feelings and emotions they had before the pandemic,” Johnson said.
Having people congregate again in physical stores will be crucial for people to heal, reconnect, and “l(fā)ook to the future,” he added.
Despite the challenges the coronavirus pandemic introduced, there were some positives for the company, he said. Because Starbucks had to quickly shift gears to adapt to the unexpected decline of physical shoppers, the company has gotten better at adapting to sudden changes.
“That adaptability,” Johnson explained, “has basically positioned us very well for the shifts in consumer behavior that we see unfolding,” implying that people may continue their digital shopping—even for coffee—when life returns to normal.