Starbucks announced Thursday that it will close approximately 250 stores across North America this week, representing about 1% of its more than 18,000 locations. It’s the second major round of closures under CEO Brian Niccol, who shuttered 627 stores last year as part of his “Back to Starbucks” turnaround.
Starbucks has not released a list of closing locations, though one downtown Seattle store near Pacific Place is reportedly among them.
Closer to home, Arnie’s, the waterfront restaurant in Edmonds, permanently closed Sunday after 45 years. A partner told The Edmonds Beacon the current business climate does not allow them to continue. Arnie’s had already lost its Mukilteo location in 2023…