Introduction
We have seen the rise of Zus Coffee throughout Malaysia, where its presence can now be seen in many places. Let’s draw a comparison with another popular coffee shop, Starbucks. It would be intriguing to examine the total number of stores each chain has in Malaysia and identify the states or districts where they are located.
Background
This analysis covers only Malaysia, extracted on July 31, 2024.
Data for Zus Coffee: https://zuscoffee.com/category/store/
Data for Starbucks: https://starbucks.com.my/starbucks-malaysia
Analysis
Map 1
The first map shows districts in Malaysia, indicating areas:
More Zus Coffee stores
More Starbucks stores
An equal number of both
Neither
Map 2
Here is the distribution of Starbucks and Zus Coffee: Starbucks has a total of 313 stores in Malaysia, while Zus Coffee has 493 stores
Total by state
As expected, most of these stores are found in the Klang Valley area. Zus Coffee also has more stores in most of the states in Malaysia. It’s worth noting that Labuan has one Starbucks store.
The End
Both chains have covered most districts in Peninsular Malaysia, but it’s clear they are lacking in East Malaysia. It is now obvious that Zus Coffee is dominating in terms of the number of stores.
It will be very interesting to revisit this analysis 4 months from now.
If you want to read the version where I extracted the data in April 2024, please visit here: https://zahier-nasrudin.netlify.app/posts/2024-04-22-zusvsstarbucks/zus_starbucks