Starbucks laying off almost 1,000 workers in Seattle, Kent

After Starbucks said last month that it planned to lay off hundreds of nonretail workers as part of a $1 billion restructuring plan, a new state filing shows what these job cuts mean for employees in Washington.

The Seattle-based coffee giant is laying off 974 workers in Seattle and Kent, according to the filing with Washington state’s Employment Security Department on Thursday.

These layoffs are “primarily corporate,” a Starbucks spokesperson said Friday, though they affect both retail and nonretail workers…

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