Overview

• Independent tallies show the downsizing is already widespread, with Investopedia compiling 467 U.S. locations that shut this week based on local reports, app checks, and calls.
• New York City officials say 54 local cafés are closing and warned Starbucks to comply with Fair Workweek requirements, giving the company until Friday to detail how workers will be placed in nearby jobs.
• Starbucks Workers United says 59 unionized cafés are on the closure list, while the company maintains union status did not influence decisions and says it reached measures to support represented partners.
• Employees in multiple cities and in Canada report abrupt notices of two days or less, with social posts documenting sudden shutdowns and local outlets confirming closures from Las Vegas to British Columbia.
• Starbucks says it targeted stores lacking a path to required design or financial performance and expects to finish the fiscal year with nearly 18,300 U.S. and Canadian locations, while a similar EMEA review includes some closures alongside plans for 80 new UK stores and 150 openings across the region.