Cracker Barrel改Logo惹眾怒 股價急挫影響客流




Cracker Barrel股價下跌,標誌改動引發反彈影響餐廳客流量

美國鄉村風格餐廳連鎖品牌Cracker Barrel的股價周四下跌約3%,源於其短暫更改了沿用多年的標誌後,在社交媒體上引發強烈反彈,進而影響了客流量,並迫使公司取消了店面重新裝修計劃。

公司因為移除標誌中穿著吊帶褲、靠在酒桶旁的「Uncle Herschel」形象,改用更現代的設計,遭到保守派批評,包括美國總統特朗普也公開反對。結果,公司被迫恢復原有的「Old Timer」標誌。自8月19日宣布改標誌以來,股價已累計下跌近16%。

盤前交易中,Cracker Barrel股價一度下跌近9%,並在周三盤後公佈的財報中預測全年營收將低於分析師預期。

新標誌僅使用約一星期,公司原本在四家餐廳試行更現代的店面佈局,但在周三財報電話會議中,CEO Julie Felss Masino表示已放棄此計劃,將恢復四家餐廳的「Old Timer」招牌及較傳統的內裝。

財務長Craig Pommells指出,自新標誌推出以來,店舖客流量下降約8%,而本月上半月的跌幅僅約1%。他預計本季度客流量將下降7%至8%,但下半年有望回升。

Pommells表示:「這情況有點不尋常,我們在指引中已經考慮到這些因素。」

Cracker Barrel原本透過品牌及店面現代化嘗試,刺激消費者在外用餐的需求,特別是在高昂菜單價格和持續通脹的壓力下。

公司預計2026財年總營收介乎33.5億至34.5億美元,低於分析師預期的34.8億美元,同時營銷費用預計增加。

Truist Securities分析師Jake Bartlett表示,品牌重塑引發的負面影響「十分嚴重,且未見緩和跡象」,但公司恢復受歡迎菜式及加大營銷力度,可能帶來改善。

編輯評論:

Cracker Barrel這次品牌重塑失利,反映出品牌與顧客情感連結的重要性。標誌不僅是商標,更是消費者對品牌歷史、文化認同的象徵。當企業忽略了這層深厚的情感連結,輕率地進行大幅改動,很容易引起消費者強烈反彈,甚至影響營運表現。

此外,這事件也突顯了當代企業在品牌更新時,必須在創新與傳統間取得平衡。Cracker Barrel的嘗試雖有意圖吸引更年輕客群,卻忽視了核心顧客群的價值觀和情感需求,導致反效果。

從市場角度看,這種因品牌形象變動而引起的業績波動,提醒投資者需留意企業品牌管理的風險。未來若Cracker Barrel能夠從失敗中吸取教訓,結合傳統優勢與適當創新,或有望重振品牌魅力及客流。

最後,這件事亦反映出美國社會政治氛圍對企業行為的影響日益加深,企業在品牌決策時不可忽視政治與文化因素,否則可能面臨意想不到的公眾反彈。這對於全球品牌來說,是值得深思的課題。

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