The chief financial officer of Luckin Coffee — Starbucks' challenger for the Chinese coffee market — said Thursday that the trade war will hit consumer confidence.
challenger for the Chinese coffee market — said Thursday that the trade war will hit consumer confidence.
"Look, I think China is very resilient. I think overall there will be a bit of softness across the market you feel. It will hit, sort of, consumer confidence at some point, I think," Luckin CFO Reinout Schakel said on CNBC's "The trade war between the United States and China has been dragging on for more than a year. Tariffs from the U.S.
"I think particularly the point around affordability will help us in gaining more market share going forward," he said. Shares of Luckin jumped more than 2% in morning trading Thursday after sliding the previous day on its. The coffee chain is trying to overtake Starbucks by expanding rapidly and discounting its drinks, but that strategy resulted in wider-than-expected losses. Luckin is still unprofitable, but it expects to break even on the store level during its third quarter.
Luckin's stock, which has a market value of $5 billion, is up 24% since its May initial public offering. It is narrowly outperforming Starbucks' stock, which has a market value roughly 20 times larger, since its public debut.
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