Luckin Coffee: Digital, Efficient, Innovative

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Starbucks and Luckin are vying to win the coffee wars. I tested both out

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Luckin Coffee , China 's largest coffee chain, is betting its kaleidoscopic offerings and clever pricing can take on Starbucks globally.

Mainstream coffee culture is converging globally, and Luckin is making it more digital, efficient — and gimmicky.

The chain landed in Hong Kong late last year and now has a dozen stores across the city.

With coffee prices like Luckin are grabbing market share through high turnover and compact spaces that prize convenience.

Luckin may be turbocharging coffee fads with its dizzying flavor rollouts, but its core market of price-sensitive consumers aren't going anywhere. The future has room for different models — there are enough caffeine addicts and social drinkers to sustain various empires. But there's no denying the pressure is on incumbents like Starbucks to refresh their identity before third space becomes third choice..

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