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September 26, 2025

Starbucks to close hundreds of stores, lay off 900 workers as part of turnaround plan

  • The Seattle coffee giant said store closures would start immediately.
    • By DEE-ANN DURBIN
    AP Business Writer

    Starbucks photo/DJC file [enlarge]
    Starbucks turned the old Packard auto showroom on Capitol Hill into its first Reserve Roastery in 2015.

    Starbucks said Thursday it's closing hundreds of stores in the U.S., Canada and Europe and laying off 900 nonretail employees as it focuses more of its resources on a turnaround.


     
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