Starbucks Cuts 224 Corporate Jobs as 120 Reject Nashville Move

3 articles · Updated · The Seattle Times · Aug 20

224 corporate layoffs will hit Starbucks’ Seattle headquarters and remote roles between Oct. 19 and Nov. 1, including 120 employees who declined relocation to the company’s new Nashville office.
104 more cuts target the team that designs and builds Starbucks stores, following a leadership shakeup tied to CEO Brian Niccol’s “Back to Starbucks” overhaul and shop-upgrade push.
Starbucks said the reductions close out a global restructuring announced in May, after 252 corporate layoffs earlier this year and Niccol’s pledge in January to deliver $2 billion in savings over two years.
Nashville remains a flashpoint because Starbucks plans a 2,000-employee office there while keeping 2,800 workers in Seattle, fueling concerns the company may be shifting part of its corporate center.
Since February 2025, Starbucks has cut more than 2,500 Washington-based jobs and closed more than 31 stores in the state, underscoring the broader scale of Niccol’s restructuring.