The coffee times, they are a-changing.
I’m no business-planning expert, but it seems like the days of simply throwing up another location or 20 every time a popular coffee joint becomes popular may be coming to an end, at least when it comes to America’s best-known coffee purveyor.
Starbucks is closing approximately 250 coffeehouses across North America this week, and unfortunately for coffee drinkers here in Rockford, one of them is right in our backyard…depending on which part of the city you live in.
One Rockford Location Is Either Already Closed, Or Is Closing Down This Week
The Starbucks at 2137 S. Perryville Road is on the closure list, meaning its final days are here. The Starbucks app shows the location closing after Saturday. And if you’ve ever driven that stretch of Perryville, you know Starbucks hasn’t exactly been shy about putting locations around the Rockford area…