Coffee giant Starbucks is closing hundreds of locations across the U.S., including 40 stores across New York and the lower Hudson Valley, NY.
Last week, we learned that the Seattle-based coffee company Starbucks was preparing to close hundreds of stores across the nation and lay off 900 employees as the company began a $1 billion restructuring plan.
Starbucks Closing 400+ Stores in North America
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol informed employees of the company’s restructuring plan in a memo last week, saying they’re slashing 900 employees at stores in North America, and immediately closing select stores.
At the time, Starbucks didn’t specify which stores would be closing but said it planned to have 18,300 locations open across North America, down from the previous store count of 18,734.
Starbucks Closing Some Stores in Most States
Previous reports stated that California, Oregon, Texas, Minnesota, Washington, and other select states would be closing multiple locations. Those reports also stated that only one New York store would be closing, but it’s been confirmed that New York is losing numerous locations.
Starbucks Closing 40+ New York Stores
Starbucks is/has already closed 42 stores in New York State, including 25 stores in Manhattan, 7 in Brooklyn, NY, and 4 in Queens, NY, according to PIX 11…