Starbucks store news
The gist
Starbucks is closing 250 underperforming North American stores this week, about 1% of its footprint.
It follows a bigger round last September as the chain prunes locations.
How it unfolded
- 2024Brian Niccol joined Starbucks as CEO.
- Sep 2025Starbucks announced closures of 627 stores in North America and Europe, including its Seattle roastery, and laid off 900 nonretail employees in a restructuring estimated to cost about $1 billion.
- Sep 28, 2025Starbucks closed its latest fiscal year with fewer stores in North America.