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Starbucks Lays Off 224 Seattle Employees in Restructuring

Published 22 August 2026

Starbucks is laying off 224 corporate and remote employees from its Seattle headquarters, with separations scheduled to begin in mid-October. The job cuts are the final step in a global corporate restructuring announced in May and are connected to the company's plan to open a new office in Nashville, Tennessee.

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