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Starbucks is laying off 974 employees in Seattle and Kent, according to Washington’s Employment Security Department.
Starbucks announced last month it was laying off around 900 non-retail employees and closing some stores in the U.S. and Canada.
Starbucks closes 31 stores in Washington
Starbucks subsequently closed a total of 31 stores in Washington, including nine in Seattle—leaving 369 Starbucks retail workers jobless, The Seattle Times reported. Among the nine stores was the Seattle Reserve Roastery and its SoDo Reserve Store…