Overview

• CEO Brian Niccol’s plan calls for shutting about 1% of North American locations by fiscal year-end and eliminating nearly 900 non‑retail jobs while investing to redesign more than 1,000 cafés.
• Ottawa reporters verified more than a dozen closures via the company’s store locator and calls, with one erroneous email about Place d’Orléans later reversed and customers credited 100 Bonus Stars.
• amNewYork published a list of 34 New York City stores marked for closure, including some unionized locations, and a company spokesperson said union status was not a factor.
• Baltimore outlets documented at least six permanent closures with posted notices and moving boxes as Starbucks Workers United requested details and staff awaited transfer or severance guidance.
• Additional shutdowns were confirmed in Pittsburgh, where three cafés closed over the weekend, and in Texas, where stores in Tyler and Crockett reported permanent closures.