Thread: Coffee Slingers
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Old 04-07-2008, 04:58 PM
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Default Re: Coffee Slingers

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Originally Posted by lpecan View Post
The part of town where coffeeslingers is will be a tough market, with Java Dave's, Uncommon Grounds, Starbucks, the Buzz, The upcoming coffee shop in Maywood park, etc, all within a mile. We'll have to see.
Although I didn't talk about it in my original post, I thought the same thing. I was trying to figure out to which customers Coffee Slingers is trying to cater. I think that the crowd that picks up coffee on the way to work is not likely. The street parking is awful on weekdays and without a dedicated lot, people will go to Java Daves one block east just for the sake of convenience (not quality for sure). Moreover, there is little reason for the hospital lunch crowd to stop by, given Coffee Slingers limited food choices. It seems their only reliable/repeat customers will be office workers on Broadway willing to walk over. I don't know how many that is or will be after all the construction in the area finishes up, but hopefully it will be enough. I wonder if the business owner had an actual business plan that outlined a strategy or if it was a fly by the seat of the pants approach. Too bad we never heard from the owner or employees for that matter.
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