tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713394782406533224.post1013876919853332285..comments2024-03-29T00:07:09.063-04:00Comments on IICS: Socionomics Watch—Instant StarbucksLZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082516166181943903noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713394782406533224.post-16816794435755299872009-10-05T09:43:23.524-04:002009-10-05T09:43:23.524-04:00It's cheaper, so it's a sign of the genera...It's cheaper, so it's a sign of the general deflationary trend.<br /><br />Second, instant coffee is made at home or the office. Going out for coffee may be something of a positive mood, whereas staying in. <br /><br />While Via may be slightly bullish for Starbucks in that it fits changing tastes, those changes seem to be part of the overall negative swing in public mood.<br /><br />I didn't think of it in a socionomic sense until I saw Instapundit's comment: <br /><a href="http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/86079/" rel="nofollow">"THIS SEEMS LIKE SOME SORT OF PROFOUND CULTURAL SHIFT"</a>LZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05082516166181943903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7713394782406533224.post-31948763974277733362009-10-05T08:41:40.541-04:002009-10-05T08:41:40.541-04:00Could you explain why SBUX's new Via line indi...Could you explain why SBUX's new Via line indicates a "double dose" of pessimism?Ben Hallhttp://www.socionomics.netnoreply@blogger.com