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Starbucks Closing Locations Amid Major Change, CEO Brian Niccol Announces
As part of the "Back to Starbucks" campaign, CEO Brian Niccol revealed the company will be closing up to 90 locations that serve as pick-up only options - which Starbucks initially launched back in 2019.
Starbucks is closing an entire line of stores, CEO says. See locations.
Starbucks will be doing away with the pickup-only store model next year, CEO Brian Niccol announced. Here's what that means.
Starbucks CEO announces 'sunset' of entire line of stores. 3 are in Tennessee
Starbucks will phase out its pickup-only store model in 2026, CEO Brian Niccol announced during a July 29 earnings call. Introduced in 2019, "Starbucks Pick Up" was designed to streamline the mobile ordering experience by eliminating the wait.
Starbucks to close, convert dozens of locations across 20 states
Starbucks has plans to close or convert dozens of locations in 2026, USA Today reports. It’s part CEO Brian Niccol’s plan to get “back to Starbucks.” The company announced it will close or convert all its pickup-only cafes next year,
Starbucks closing door on pickup-only stores: Full list of current locations
Starbucks is shutting down its “Pick Up” store format, phasing out the mobile-order-only model by fiscal year 2026, CEO Brian Niccol announced during an earnings call this week. Niccol said the locations were no longer compatible with the Seattle-based coffee chain's plan to get "back to Starbucks.
Starbucks to shut down all pick-up-only locations
Starbucks is shutting down its pick-up-only stores. Per CNN, the announcement was made by Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol during an earnings call on Tuesday. He stated, “We found this format to be overly transactional and lacking the warmth and human connection that defines our brand.
Say goodbye to your quick coffee runs: Starbucks is closing its Pick-Up only stores
Starbucks is closing its mobile order and Pick-Up only stores, which have been in operation for six years. The decision aims to bring back human interaction while serving coffee.
Starbucks to ‘sunset' nearly 100 stores nationwide, including some in Illinois, by 2026
Starbucks will phase out nearly 100 of stores across the country including as many as 11 in Illinois as part of a plan to “sunset” a once popular concept that originally launched six years ago. Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol announced the change during an earnings call Tuesday,

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