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REPORTED · NEWSPublished Sep 30, 2025

Starbucks Offers Severance to Managers at Closing Stores

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EMPLOYEES AFFECTED
1,000
SHARE OF WORKFORCE
~0.3%
EFFECTIVE DATE
Sep 30, 2025
1,000 OF 383,000 EMPLOYEES

What we know

Location: Houston, Texas.

Department affected: management.

Based on news reporting.

Summary

Starbucks Corporation is providing severance packages to managers at stores that are closing. Some managers are eligible for up to 26 weeks of severance pay. The details of the severance package were outlined in a document reviewed by Business Insider. While the article does not specify the number of employees affected, it highlights the company's approach to managing closures and supporting its management staff during this transition.

Starbucks Corporation cut 1,000 jobs in TX affecting its management team as of September 30, 2025.

That is roughly 0.3% of the 383,000 people Starbucks Corporation employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 42 layoff events at Starbucks Corporation since June 2023, including 2,538 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 32 additional events known from news reporting.

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Starbucks CorporationSBUX
Consumer Discretionary · 383,000 employees
42
EVENTS TRACKED
2,538
JOBS IN WARN FILINGS
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CREATED DEC 10, 2025LAST UPDATED JUL 29, 2026