Starbucks to Lay Off 300 More Employees

Starbucks is going through another round of corporate layoffs.

The coffee giant announced Friday that it will remove approximately 300 U.S. jobs and that it will begin to review its international workforce as well.

Starbucks will shutter regional offices in Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago, and Burbank, California. In addition to its Seattle HQ, the brand will keep offices open in New York, Toronto, and Coral Gables, Florida. There is also an upcoming Nashville office.

“We are streamlining our real estate footprint including consolidating U.S. regional support office space and taking several other steps with leases and lease commitments,” a spokesperson said via email.

The impacted roles include marketing, human resources, and supply chain management.

To note, these layoffs do not impact in-store workers.

“We are taking further action under the Back to Starbucks strategy, building on our strong business momentum and working to return the company to durable, profitable growth,” a spokesperson said.

This is the third round of layoffs in less than a year and a half. Starbucks laid off approximately 1,100 corporate employees in February 2025 and said it wouldn’t fill hundreds of open positions. In September, the brand laid off 900 more corporate workers.

Starbucks expects to complete most of its restructuring efforts by the end of the fiscal year, with a significant portion of the related costs hitting in fiscal 2026. In total, the company anticipates roughly $400 million in restructuring charges. About $120 million of that is related to employee separation packages.

The brand has worked toward a “Back to Starbucks” long-term plan since Brian Niccol took over as CEO in September 2024. The company has worked to improve operations, enhance technology, increase employee benefits, and return to its third place identity by making dining rooms more comfortable and aesthetically pleasing.

The strategy appears to be working. During the chain’s fiscal Q2, the top and bottom line grew for the first time in more than two years. North America and U.S. same-store sales rose more than 7 percent in the quarter, fueled by more than 4 percentage points of transaction growth—a level Starbucks hasn’t seen in three years. Positive comps continued through the month of April.

The news also comes a few weeks after Starbucks revealed it planned to invest $100 million in its upcoming Nashville office and that it will create 2,000 jobs in the area.