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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Starbucks to Shut Hundreds of Cafés in New Round of Closures
Caption: Starbucks to Shut Hundreds of Cafés in New Round of Closures. Starbucks plans to close hundreds of cafés across North America this week, marking the second major round of store closures since Brian Niccol became CEO in 2024. The closures are part of Niccol’s broader effort to streamline the coffee chain’s operations and improve profitability through his “Back to Starbucks” turnaround strategy. Starbucks has been reviewing its store network and identifying locations that do not have a clear path to financial performance or cannot provide the type of customer experience the company wants. The latest closures come after Starbucks shut hundreds of underperforming locations during its previous restructuring, while also cutting jobs in its corporate workforce. At the same time, the company is investing heavily in other cafés, with more than 1,000 North American locations already redesigned and expected to be completed by the end of the fiscal year. Those renovations are intended to make Starbucks cafés more welcoming, with softer seating, new furnishings, artwork and greenery designed to encourage customers to spend more time. The contrasting strategy of closing weaker locations while upgrading others comes as Starbucks seeks to reverse years of weaker customer traffic and restore growth. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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