Overview

• Independent tallies have verified roughly 434 to 467 U.S. store shutdowns since late September, even as the company projects only about a 1% net North America reduction to nearly 18,300 locations for fiscal 2025.
• New York City’s consumer protection agency says 54 local shops are closing and has warned Starbucks to comply with Fair Workweek rules that require offering affected employees nearby jobs first.
• Starbucks Workers United reports 59 unionized cafés are on the closure list, while the company says represented and nonrepresented workers are being offered transfers where possible or severance.
• Workers describe abrupt notice—often about two days—as employees and journalists compile Reddit threads, spreadsheets and maps to track shuttered sites, with concentrations noted in California, New York and Oregon and additional closures reported in British Columbia.
• The overhaul includes eliminating about 900 non‑retail roles and focusing investment on redesigned, higher‑performing cafés, with Starbucks declining to publish a definitive list of affected locations.