Starbucks to close 6 Sacramento-area coffee shops

Key Points:

• Starbucks is closing six coffee shops in the Sacramento region, including locations in Midtown Sacramento, Arden Arcade, North Natomas, South Sacramento, and Roseville, as part of a nationwide closure of 250 stores.
• The closures, affecting just over 1% of Starbucks' 18,000 North American stores, were announced to employees on Thursday with some staff offered transfers or severance packages.
• This marks the second major round of closures under CEO Brian Niccol since 2024, following the shutdown of 627 stores and layoffs of approximately 900 non-retail employees last year.
• Despite these closures, Starbucks continues its "Back to Starbucks" initiative, redesigning over 1,000 stores and opening new locations, including recent openings in Arden Arcade and West Sacramento.
• Unionization efforts have affected some stores in the region, with over 700 Starbucks stores unionized nationwide; notably, the Midtown Sacramento location, which voted against unionizing in 2023, is among those closing.