Starbucks said Thursday it's closing hundreds of U.S. and Canadian stores and laying off 900 nonretail employees as it focuses more of its resources on a turnaround. The Seattle coffee giant said store closures would start immediately. The company wouldn't ...

Coffee chain’s ‘Red Cup Day’ marred as union says baristas at 65 stores across more than 40 cities are striking, but Starbucks says impact is only a fraction of that.

Starbucks plans to cut around 900 jobs and close about 1% of its locations in the U.S. and North America as it continues to shore up the company’s operations with its Back to Starbucks transformation strategy. The specialty coffee chain will close ...

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol says the job cuts will be in non-retail positions, and many open positions will be closed Starbucks is cutting approximately 900 non-retail partner roles and closing some coffeehouses in North America. Starbucks Corp. announced ...

(Reuters) –Starbucks said on Thursday it would shutter underperforming stores in North America and cut 900 jobs in a $1 billion restructuring effort, as CEO Brian Niccol presses ahead with his plan to revive the company’s fortunes. In his first year ...