As one coffee giant shutters multiple locations in San Jose, another company is moving in.
Four Starbucks locations in San Jose have closed, following the company announcing it would shutter 1% of its stores across North America. Two other locations in Mountain View and one each in Cupertino, Santa Clara and Milpitas have also closed. The company laid off 900 corporate, non-retail employees and has 18,300 stores left across the U.S. and Canada. It’s unclear how many retail workers have been affected by the closures.
Closed Starbucks locations
- 1574 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose
- 1847 E. Capitol Expressway, Silver Creek Plaza, San Jose
- 670 River Oaks Parkway, River Oaks Plaza, San Jose
- 125 Bernal Road, San Jose
- 2401 Agnew Drive, Santa Clara
- 22390 Homestead Road, Cupertino
- 1380 Pear Ave., Mountain View
- 2410 Charleston Ave., Mountain View
- 127 Ranch Drive, Milpitas
Meanwhile, Dutch Bros, a drive-thru coffee shop chain, has submitted a proposal to bring its colorful refreshers and sugary coffee drinks to 2624 S. Bascom Ave. in San Jose near one of the closed Starbucks locations. A Dutch Bros location recently opened in Gilroy, with the proposed 2,536-square-foot San Jose location still under review. The company has more than 1,000 locations across 19 states, including more than 200 in California.
Dutch Bros representatives did not respond to a request for comment.
Starbucks’ sales in North America have declined 2% from the previous quarter due to a decrease in people ordering drinks, according to the company’s most recent quarterly report. It plans to expand locations next year and is still renovating 1,000 of its coffee shops to give it a more homey feel…