Starbucks Cuts ~300 U.S. Corporate Positions, Hundreds of Corporate Jobs Eliminated

Starbucks announced a new round of corporate workforce reductions as part of CEO Brian Niccol’s turnaround strategy, eliminating approximately 300 U.S. corporate positions and closing several regional support offices in Atlanta, Burbank, Chicago and Dallas. The cuts affect non-retail corporate employees across departments including marketing, finance, human resources and supply chain management, and the company said café staff such as baristas and shift supervisors are not affected. Starbucks expects about $400 million in charges related to severance, office closures and other organizational changes. The move follows a larger 2025 reduction of roughly 1,100 corporate positions globally and is described as part of a broader effort to streamline operations and refocus resources on the customer experience.

Starbucks Corporation cut 300 jobs in WA affecting its corporate (marketing, finance, human resources, supply chain management) team as of June 11, 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.