(The Center Square) – Starbucks is closing five stores in Seattle in the latest round of shuttered coffee shops, according to a file submitted to Washington state officials.
The new shutdowns come after the company closed 30 stores in Washington State in 2025, including 10 in Seattle, as part of a 1% reduction in Starbucks stores nationwide aimed at rooting out underperforming locations.
Starbucks said in its new filing with the Washington Department of Employment Security that 69 employees will lose their jobs when the stores close in early April…