Starbucks Cuts 300 Corporate Jobs, Closes Multiple Regional Offices

Starbucks Corporation announced on May 15, 2026 that it is cutting 300 corporate jobs and closing regional offices in Atlanta, Burbank, Chicago, and Dallas as part of CEO Brian Niccol’s turnaround plan to restore durable, profitable growth. The restructuring will incur $400 million in charges, including $120 million in severance payments and $280 million in noncash real-estate impairment costs. The affected roles are within technology, marketing, finance, and research and development functions and do not affect store-level baristas or coffeehouse workers. This is the third round of corporate cuts under Niccol, following 1,100 corporate position cuts in February 2025 and another 900 nonretail job losses seven months later; Starbucks also said it is reviewing international corporate staffing and expects additional cuts outside the U.S. while opening a new Nashville support office projected to host 2,000 employees over five years.

Starbucks Corporation cut 300 jobs affecting its technology, marketing, finance, research and development (corporate functions) team as of May 15, 2026.

That is roughly 0.1% 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.