LOS ANGELES, Sept 26 — Starbucks will cut approximately 900 non-retail jobs and close around 200 coffeehouses in North America as part of a restructuring plan, according to chairman and chief executive officer of Starbucks Brian Niccol, reported Xinhua.
The overall company-operated count in North America will decline by about 1 per cent in fiscal year 2025, and the company will end the fiscal year with nearly 18,300 Starbucks locations across the United States and Canada, Niccol said in a message posted on the company's website yesterday.
Starbucks also plans to uplift more than 1,000 locations over the next 12 months to improve design and customer experience, according to the message.
Niccol said the company "will offer generous severance and support packages including benefits extensions" for the laid-off employees.
"These steps are to reinforce what we see is working and prioritise our resources against them," Niccol wrote.
"In fiscal year 2026, we'll grow the number of coffeehouses we operate as we continue to invest in our business," he added.
