WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — A Starbucks that opened on Post Road in Warwick a little more than a year ago has closed as part of the company’s latest round of North American store closures.
The location at 1727 Post Road was among roughly 250 coffeehouses Starbucks said it would close after reviewing its portfolio. The company said it identified stores where it could not consistently provide the experience it wants for customers and employees, or did not see a path to acceptable financial performance.
The closure has surprised some Warwick residents, particularly because another, older Starbucks remains a short distance away on Post Road.
“It just was open,” one resident said. “I don’t know why they are closing already.”…