Starbucks Announces 51 Washington Job Cuts in Consumer Discretionary Sector

Starbucks and Grunt Style Report Consumer Discretionary Layoffs (Oct. 7–8, 2026)

Starbucks Corporation and Grunt Style, LLC reported workforce reductions in the Consumer Discretionary sector in records covering the period Oct. 7–Oct. 8, 2026. The filings and notices document a combined 148 affected employees across multiple actions and WARN filings.

Reported layoffs

• Starbucks Corporation — 51 employees: KOMO reported that Starbucks filed a notice stating it will permanently close five Washington coffeehouses and eliminate eight positions at its Seattle Support Center, affecting a total of 51 workers. KOMO detailed the affected store locations (Redmond; two Seattle locations; Spokane; Vancouver) and said affected store staff include baristas, shift supervisors and a coffee leader; at the Seattle headquarters roles to be cut include an accountant, senior manager, director, two service representatives, two managers and a project manager. KOMO reported that terminations will be permanent, employees received at least 60 days' notice, and separations are expected to begin Nov. 14 and continue through Dec. 4; KOMO also noted that most affected workers are non-union while two store locations listed have union representation. A separate WARN filing with state regulators records 51 employees and lists an anticipated separation date of 2026-11-14.

• Starbucks Corporation — 18 employees: A WARN filing with state regulators lists an additional 18 employees affected with a reported separation date of 2026-12-06.

• Grunt Style, LLC — 19 employees and 9 employees: Two WARN filings with state regulators list workforce reductions at Grunt Style, LLC, affecting 19 and 9 employees respectively. Both records attribute the cuts to WARN notices; no locations or additional details were provided in the filings.

Timing and notices

The records cited include a public report by KOMO and multiple WARN notices filed with state regulators. KOMO provided the detailed account of Starbucks' store closures and support-center eliminations; the WARN filings supply employee counts and separation dates for several of the actions.

Closing summary

Between the KOMO report and state WARN filings, the disclosed Consumer Discretionary layoffs reported for Oct. 7–8, 2026, account for 148 total employees affected across Starbucks Corporation and Grunt Style, LLC, with specified separation dates ranging from Nov. 14 to Dec. 6, 2026, in the notices and filings.