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Starbucks Cuts Hundreds of Jobs for Second Time This Year
- On Thursday, Starbucks announced 224 corporate and remote job cuts in Seattle, with separations beginning October 19, 2026, and completed by November 1, 2026, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filing.
- Approximately 120 impacted employees declined to relocate to the new Nashville office, while 104 cuts stem from organizational changes and restructuring plans announced in May.
- Chief Executive Officer Brian Niccol is executing a "Back to Starbucks" turnaround strategy aimed at reducing costs and streamlining corporate structure at the 55-year-old company.
- Washington state faces potential losses of up to $750 million in tax revenue as Starbucks expands operations in Tennessee, following a broader trend of regional workforce reductions.
- The new Nashville regional corporate office will eventually house about 2,000 employees, while Starbucks maintains its primary headquarters at the Starbucks Center in Seattle.
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BizTocStarbucks lays off over 200 corporate workers as turnaround strategy moves forward
Starbucks is laying off over 200 corporate workers as it moves forward with the turnaround strategy that it began two years ago under CEO Brian Niccol.The coffee giant on Thursday published a layoff notice under the WARN Act, clarifying plans to cut over 200 corporate roles after it previously disclosed plans to reduce the corporate workforce by about 300 jobs.The WARN filing indicated that about 120 of the employee separations are associated wi…
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