Overview
- The London Bridge branch displayed a notice reading “This store is now closed,” with no further explanation provided.
- Starbucks says some stores in the UK, Switzerland and Austria will close under its EMEA review while it remains on track to open 80 UK sites and 150 across EMEA this financial year.
- The Ilford High Road store has closed, with a local spokesperson calling it part of a regular portfolio review, as a separate nearby site reopened after refurbishment.
- The company employs roughly 5,600 people in the UK, and reports indicate some roles could be at risk of redundancy.
- The broader restructuring includes a roughly 1% net reduction in North American stores, about 900 head‑office job cuts, and an estimated $1 billion set aside for portfolio changes and refurbishments.