Starbucks is set to eliminate more than 200 corporate positions in the U.S. as part of previously announced restructuring plans, including cuts tied to the company’s decision to consolidate support functions in Nashville.
The layoffs were disclosed through a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notice and are not a newly announced round of reductions. Instead, they represent the implementation of changes Starbucks announced earlier this year as CEO Brian Niccol continues to simplify the company’s corporate structure and redirect resources toward its coffee shops.
The latest separations include 104 employees affected by a restructuring plan announced in May. That broader plan involved approximately 300 U.S. corporate layoffs and the closure of four regional offices.
Another 120 employees will leave because they declined to relocate to Nashville as Starbucks moves certain support functions to the Tennessee city. The positions include two vice president-level roles. The first separations are expected in October, with the layoffs scheduled to be completed by November 1, 2026.
The restructuring is part of Niccol’s broader “Back to Starbucks” strategy, which has sought to simplify corporate operations and put greater resources behind the company’s coffeehouses.
