Starbucks Cuts 300 U.S. Corporate Jobs, Closes 4 Regional Offices in $400 Million Restructuring
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Updated · The New York Times · May 15
Starbucks Cuts 300 U.S. Corporate Jobs, Closes 4 Regional Offices in $400 Million Restructuring
9 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 15
$400 million in charges will cover severance and office-closure costs as Starbucks eliminates 300 U.S. corporate roles and shuts regional offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas and Burbank.
The cuts spare store workers and fit CEO Brian Niccol’s turnaround plan to restore durable, profitable growth by trimming corporate overhead while investing in operations.
Starbucks said it will keep offices in Seattle, New York, Toronto, Coral Gables and Nashville, where it is expanding, and warned its international corporate organization could face additional cuts.
The restructuring follows nearly 2,000 corporate layoffs and hundreds of store closures last year, even as U.S. same-store sales rose 7.1% in the quarter ended March 29 and higher spending and coffee costs pressured profits.
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