AP Spotlight Starbucks lays off 1,100 corporate employees as coffee chain streamlines By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Feb 24, 2025 Feb 24, 2025 Updated Jan 9, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Starbucks plans to lay off 1,100 corporate employees globally as new Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol streamlines operations.kAmx? 2 =6EE6C E@ 6>A=@J66D C6=62D65 |@?52J[ }:44@= D2:5 E96 4@>A2?J H:== :?7@C> 6>A=@J66D H9@ 2C6 36:?8 =2:5 @77 3J >:5\52J %F6D52J] }:44@= D2:5 $E2C3F4<D :D 2=D@ 6=:>:?2E:?8 D6G6C2= 9F?5C65 @A6? 2?5 F?7:==65 A@D:E:@?D]k^AmkAm“~FC :?E6?E :D E@ @A6C2E6 >@C6 677:4:6?E=J[ :?4C62D6 244@F?E23:=:EJ[ C65F46 4@>A=6I:EJ 2?5 5C:G6 36EE6C :?E68C2E:@?[” }:44@= HC@E6 :? E96 =6EE6C]k^Am kAm$E2C3F4<D 92D `e[___ 4@CA@C2E6 DFAA@CE 6>A=@J66D H@C=5H:56[ 3FE E92E :?4=F56D D@>6 6>A=@J66D H9@ 2C6?VE :>A24E65[ =:<6 C@2DE:?8 2?5 H2C69@FD6 DE277] q2C:DE2D :? E96 4@>A2?JVD DE@C6D 2C6 ?@E :?4=F565 :? 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