Starbucks is eliminating roughly 300 corporate jobs in the U.S. and anticipates further layoffs in some international markets, a spokesperson confirmed Friday. The chain is closing four support centers in Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago and Burbank, California. Support centers in New York, Coral Gables, Florida, and Toronto, Canada, will remain open.
In an 8-K form filed on Friday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Starbucks said the changes are meant to “capture cost savings by further streamlining [Starbucks’] domestic and international support organization and non-retail facilities. In addition, the Company is reducing the future operational complexity of its Starbucks Reserve and Roastery locations, taking learnings from its core coffeehouse operations.”
None of the cuts or closures will impact coffeehouses, the spokesperson said. This is the third round of corporate job cuts under CEO Brian Niccol, after the chain shed 1,100 employees in February 2025, and a further 900 in late September.
The elimination of these roles is meant to support the Back to Starbucks plan by generating cost savings, the spokesperson said. That extra cash will help sustain the momentum of the turnaround program, which has revived traffic growth in Starbucks’ core market.
The cuts came after Starbucks leadership took “a hard look at their respective functions to further sharpen focus, prioritize work, reduce complexity, and lower costs,” the spokesperson wrote.
The Back to Starbucks turnaround effort has required significant investments in hourly labor, coffeehouse renovations and marketing efforts to re-establish the chain’s premium market positioning.
In the most recent quarter, Starbucks notched a 4.3% gain in same-store transactions in North America, contributing to a 7.1% increase in same-store sales in the region.
Starbucks is currently building a $100 million secondary headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee, designed to fit up to 2,000 workers.
