Starbucks Issues First Round Of Store Closings

Although no Alaskan Starbucks stores have been included in the first round of closures, the company did state that 70-percent of closures will consist of stores that opened after 2006. Photo courtesy the AP.

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by Jamey Kirk

Story Created: Jul 15, 2008 at 11:37 AM AKST

Story Updated: Oct 12, 2010 at 4:06 PM AKST

As previously announced by corporate leaders, Starbucks will begin its first round of store closings, which will end once approximately 600 company-operated stores in the U.S. have been closed. Fortunately Alaska was not amongst the first round of closings.

Employees of the fated stores have already been notified. As the company stated in a prior press release, many of the stores that will be closed down are stores that are in close proximity to another Starbucks shop. In some cases employees may be transferred to the other store.

To view a complete list of closures, follow this link: Starbucks Store Closures.
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