Starbucks to close five Washington coffeehouses and eliminate eight Seattle HQ positions
SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGWashington State Employment Security Department· filed October 7, 2026View the filing ↗
What we know
Location: Washington, USA (Seattle, Redmond, Vancouver, Spokane) (Permanent County).
Department affected: Seattle Support Center headquarters and retail store staff (baristas, shift supervisors, coffee leader).
A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on October 7, 2026.
Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the WA state workforce agency.
Summary
Starbucks Corporation filed notice that it will permanently close five coffeehouses in Washington and eliminate eight positions at its Seattle Support Center headquarters, affecting a total of 51 workers. The affected retail locations are in Seattle (including Rainier Avenue and Leary Way), Redmond, Spokane and Vancouver, and impacted roles include baristas, shift supervisors and a coffee leader; the eight HQ roles include an accountant, senior manager, director, two service representatives, two managers and a project manager. Terminations are expected between Nov. 14 and Dec. 4 and affected employees received at least 60 days' notice; some employees may transfer to other nearby stores. The closures follow a broader company announcement to shutter 250 North American stores and come amid ongoing unionization activity at many U.S. Starbucks locations. Starbucks said the filing reflects previously announced actions rather than a new round of cuts.
Starbucks Corporation disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the WA state workforce agency on October 7, 2026. The notice covers 51 employees in Seattle, Redmond, Vancouver, Spokane, WA (Permanent County), with the layoff effective November 14, 2026.
LayoffTalk has tracked 47 layoff events at Starbucks Corporation since June 2023, including 2,742 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 34 additional events known from news reporting.
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