TUCSON, Ariz. (September 29, 2025) — Coffee giant Starbucks has shuttered hundreds of locations nationwide this weekend, including 14 Arizona Stores closing as part of a sweeping corporate restructuring.
CEO and chairman Brian Niccol confirmed this week that the closures are targeting stores that fail to meet financial performance goals or customer and employee standards. In all, the company expects to trim about 1% of its company-operated U.S. stores this year.
Starbucks reported 18,734 company-operated and licensed shops across North America as of June. After the closures, approximately 18,300 will remain. The company is also eliminating roughly 900 non-retail positions and scrapping open corporate roles…