MovieTowne evicting Detour to put Starbucks

[supercharged turbo]

Starbucks planning to sell milo when dey open? Coffee is a taste I've never acquired.

Preferably cold Milo

[jones81]

Rituals don't taste good at all.
I prefer my nescafe gold.

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Nescafe gold wid coffee creamer and condensed milk dat is the real flick , first thing as i reach in wuk in d morning is to make my nescafe gold , and then the day does start , cant see myself spending so much for something ah does get for free

[pugboy]

Nah, milo and condensed milk
Eaten straight no liquid

[pete]

Nah, milo and condensed milk
Eaten straight no liquid

That is the real ting.

Long time I haven't had that though.

[SR]

Bess snack dey

[desifemlove]

Starbucks is actually not really considered high end,
It is more the kfc of coffee shops
The real high end shops don't use a mass market roast
And workers know how to do a proper espresso shot, tamp etc
(If you doh know what tamping is sorry)

OK...so similar decor, similar advertising, similar store layouts/menus, is not similar business model? would you say Truvalu and Tesco aren't the same business model??

[SR]

Lets hope customer service is the same as in the states and the competition will have to improve

[desifemlove]

detour is run of mill men's fashion, i ent caring, plenty of places to buy trousers or shoes or ties or shirts..

Movietowne leases the outlets, the only case Detour have is if the lease agreemetn was broken. if not, suck up, they does have other outlets all over the place. Movietowne is supposed to position itself as a high-end shoping/entertainment place, not a place for clothing stores only grunters go to/work at.

this was not a clothing store

It is Detour Tech, a rebrand of their chain of RadioShack stores.

Is there anything this guy knows?

I know i doh really care about this Detour Tech place....if they breached the agreement, sue, dat is what courts exist for to enforce rules.....

[desifemlove]

detour is run of mill men's fashion, i ent caring, plenty of places to buy trousers or shoes or ties or shirts..

Movietowne leases the outlets, the only case Detour have is if the lease agreemetn was broken. if not, suck up, they does have other outlets all over the place. Movietowne is supposed to position itself as a high-end shoping/entertainment place, not a place for clothing stores only grunters go to/work at.

this was not a clothing store

It is Detour Tech, a rebrand of their chain of RadioShack stores.

Leave she na...she never went movietowne because she have no friends

nah...i does go chaguanas movietowne instead, too many gruntas, and restaurants wit unimaginable food and shitty clothes shops in movietowne.

[desifemlove]

What discount they giving on the flat screens?

Anyone went or heard?


Btw all this talk about business model, it is the same bad service from trinis working there. Trinis employees can destroy any brand.

yep, business model in how a product is made, marketed, produced....,,..i see no fundamental difference between Rituals and Starbucks in this case.

[Skanky]

What coffee can I get locally that is comparable to the US$ 10 bags of dunkin ,starbucks etc in terms of quality and value for money?

[SR]

None

[MaxPower]

Visa rejects can now enjoy a cup of joe..

[pete]

You can get those same bags of coffee here. For 100-120

[Rory Phoulorie]

OK...so similar decor, similar advertising, similar store layouts/menus, is not similar business model? would you say Truvalu and Tesco aren't the same business model??

No. Have you ever been to a Tesco? Massy Stores in Trincity Industrial Estate probably, but Tru Valu, no way.

[desifemlove]

yes, i've been to many. the quality of decor and service differs from place to place, some are good like the big ones near London, or others small and less variety like inner city or high street places.

point i'm making is that rituals and starbucks look alike, sell similar items, and are to same target market, how can anybody say they are not like models?

[eliteauto]

where did anyone say they didn't have the same business model?

[rollingstock]

Fcuk all this business and arsehole coffee talk!

What about the sale? How the prices?

[castortroy]

curved screen tv's ~ 13k

[bluesclues]

curved screen tv's ~ 13k

They have to do better i getting 55 inch curve screen for 7k now.

[SR]

They were way overpriced under the radioshack brand so 75% discount may not be all that for many items plus keep in mind there is no warranty

[K74T]

[HSA]

detour is run of mill men's fashion, i ent caring, plenty of places to buy trousers or shoes or ties or shirts..

Movietowne leases the outlets, the only case Detour have is if the lease agreemetn was broken. if not, suck up, they does have other outlets all over the place. Movietowne is supposed to position itself as a high-end shoping/entertainment place, not a place for clothing stores only grunters go to/work at.

this was not a clothing store

It is Detour Tech, a rebrand of their chain of RadioShack stores.

Leave she na...she never went movietowne because she have no friends

nah...i does go chaguanas movietowne instead, too many gruntas, and restaurants wit unimaginable food and shitty clothes shops in movietowne.

desi will always be a desi

[Les Bain]

On a real though, they could have picked a better name in the rebrand option list. Detour Tech sounds like a sole distributor for Coby electronics and off brand dress clothing. Even the mismatched logo is a fail.

[pete]

Lifestyle tech would have been better.

[DTAC]

jus a thought, ent Rituals essentially using the positioning of Starbucks? i can see Rituals losing sales big time, why getcopy if yuh can get original? Japs or Royal Castle doh get KFC's revenues, i bet, and will remain minor players in that market for a while, same with Rituals.

that analogy in both wrong and lacks thought, Rituals has many more locations than Starbucks which at the moment has none, Rituals is not a copy, they're a local (and regional) coffee chain, in fact Starbucks is the minority player and they're not an original either just have the best marketing/business model and whilst ppl will patronise either through curiosity, genuine preference etc, it will come down to cost, convenience and location the same thing that apply to fast food here.

Rituals was originally supposed to be Starbucks but they couldn't get the franchise so they went ahead anyway and make a "Starbucks" copy. I though this was common knowledge.

[SmokeyGTi]

Starbucks is relatively expensive abroad in the land of cheap food. Would be interesting to see the pricing locally ..... I think rituals can easily weather the storm

No matter what the prices turn out to be... the wanna be elite/white trinis will pay it just to say that they can.
It will be the new facebook WhatsApp profile pics of trinis.
Trinis will be there more than the Syrian/"Whites" - just like the "VIP" section in movietowne

Nail on Head right there. And I bet coffee will be a lil $50 a cup, and people will be stupid enough to buy it.

[pugboy]

not too sure bout white Trinis, them is some of the cheapest folk
White Indian is the ones who flash spend

[Miktay]

could be wrong but...i doubt anybody getting flat screen @ 75% off...

By time that advertised...men behind the counter already buy up all or call up their palos...

[BRZ]

not too sure bout white Trinis, them is some of the cheapest folk
White Indian is the ones who flash spend

That's RIGHT!
All those clubs from the 90's in Trinidad, the nights that the Popular folk were partying was not the main money maker, it was usually the UWI type night that brought in the most CASH where the crowds bought alcohol by the BOTTLES ......................