Starbucks informed employees on Sept. 25 that it would be closing hundreds of stores in North America and laying off about 900 employees, but which stores will be affected?

Brian Niccol, the CEO of the Seattle-based coffee chain, told employees that 1% of locations in the United States and Canada would be closing shop, USA Today previously reported. Niccol previously worked as the CEO of Chipotle and went viral for his response to customer complaints of portion sizes. He has been the Starbucks’ CEO since 2024.

The move is part of the company’s “Back to Starbucks” plan, which aims to put more focus on customer experience.

The company had 18,734 stores as of June 29 and will have 18,300 locations by the end of the fiscal year, meaning about 430 locations will shutter.

The 900 non-retail employees will have been told whether they will be laid off the morning of Sept. 26, USA Today reported.

“We will offer generous severance and support packages, including benefits extensions,” Niccol told employees in a memo. He also urged employees whose jobs did not require them to be on-site to work from home.

The company also said it would inform employees of the shuttered stores who will be offered transfers to other locations, and who will be let go.

How Many Stores Will Starbucks Close in California?

ScrapeHero, a data company, says there are over 3,100 stores in California as of the end of July. The stores account for about 19% of the locations in the U.S.

Starbucks announced in August that they were closing its pick-up only locations, including 20 in the Golden State.

The coffee chain had not revealed which stores would close their doors, but ABC News reported that at least 155 stores are closing, including the pick-up locations. Los Angeles and the surrounding metro area had the most store closures in the state.

Starbucks Stores ABC News Reported Will Close in California:

• 3450 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles
• 3785 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles
• 3150 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles
• 138 S. Central Ave., Los Angeles
• 729 N Vignes St Los Angeles
• 300 S. Santa Fe Ave., Los Angeles
• 760-762 S Broadway, Los Angeles
• 600 West 9th St., Los Angeles
• 3344 S La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles
• 1090 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles
• 12100 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles
• 2134 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles
• 1700 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles
• 7055 W Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles
• 5545 W Sunset Blvd., Hollywood
• 10612 National Blvd., Los Angeles
• 7122 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles
• 5353 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles
• 5020 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles
• 8844 S Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester
• 8000 W Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles
• 7100 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood
• 444 South Flower St., Los Angeles
• 12746 Jefferson Blvd., Playa Vista
• 257 S La Cienega Blvd., Beverly Hills
• 10601 Washington Blvd., Culver City
• 4114 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City
• 2005 Park Place, El Segundo
• 1303 Hermosa Ave., Hermosa Beach
• 1107 E Pacific Coast Highway Hermosa Beach
• 1100 Pacific Coast Highway, Hermosa Beach
• 909 Ocean Front Walk, Venice
• 2430 S Broadway, Santa Maria
• 216 26th St., Santa Monica
• 2200 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica
• 2200 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica
• 3006 S Sepulveda Blvd., Santa Monica
• 2901 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica
• 3006 S Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles
• 20301 Hawthorne Blvd., Torrance
• 6324 East Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach
• 2221 Palo Verde Ave., Long Beach
• 454 Fair Oaks Ave., South Pasadena
• 93 W Colorado Blvd., Pasadena
• 500 N Brand Blvd., Glendale
• 500 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale
• 20516 Devonshire St., Chatsworth
• 9420 Reseda Blvd., Northridge
• 6203 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Woodland Hills
• 5422 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Woodland Hills
• 15301 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks
• 12824 Ventura Blvd., Studio City
• 9327 Garvey Ave., El Monte
• 12335 Base Line Road, Rancho Cucamonga
• 1337 N Mountain Ave., Ontario
• 20160 Golden Springs Dr. Diamond Bar
• 3047 Bonita Road, Chula Vista
• 2924 Carlsbad Blvd., Carlsbad
• 124 W Main St., El Cajon
• 14835 Pomerado Road, Poway
• 9868 Mission Gorge Road, Santee
• 2440 5th Ave., San Diego
• 2736 Garnet Ave., San Diego
• 4898 Convoy St., San Diego
• 4227 Genesee Ave, San Diego
• 6765 Mira Mesa Blvd., Ste. 149, San Diego
• 16773 Bernardo Center Drive, San Diego
• 12469 Rancho Bernardo Road, San Diego
• 10000 Aviary Drive, Suite A, San Diego
• 2567 Commerce Parkway, Barstow
• 2489 Lenwood Blvd. Barstow
• 301 N Pepper Ave., Colton
• 27512 W Lugonia Ave., Redlands
• 31364 Yucaipa Blvd., Yucaipa
• 889 W Florida Ave., Hemet
• 24100 El Toro Road, Laguna Woods
• 6502 Bolsa Ave., Huntington Beach
• 21000 Beach Blvd, Huntington Beach
• 3601 Jamboree Road Newport Beach
• 4678 Campus Drive Newport Beach
• 2700 W Coast Hwy Newport Beach
• 2700 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach
• 1090 E. Imperial Hwy E-3, Brea
• 1000 E Bastanchury Road, Fullerton
• 44 Plaza Square, Orange Orange
• 2690 Tuscany St., Corona
• 33300 Bernard Drive, Kettleman City
• 3927 W. Caldwell Ave., Visalia
• 1643 S Comanche Drive, Bakersfield
• 30107 Paradise Way, Bakersfield
• 3300 White Lane, Bakersfield
• 9000 Ming Ave., Bakersfield
• 3971 S. Higuera St., San Luis Obispo
• 2053 W Avenue J, Lancaster
• 2935 Main St, Mammoth Lakes Mammoth Lakes
• 4116 N. West Ave., Fresno
• 5347 N. Blackstone Ave., Fresno
• 6740 N Blackstone Ave., Fresno
• 1286 N Peach Ave., Fresno
• 27 John St. Salinas
• 711 Cannery Row, Monterey
• 321 Gellert Blvd., Daly City
• 2410 Charleston Ave., Mountain View
• 1380 Pear Ave., Mountain View
• 2227 Broadway, Redwood City
• 462 Powell St., San Francisco
• 689 Townsend, San Francisco
• 350 Rhode Island, San Francisco
• 44 Montgomery St., San Francisco
• 4094 18th St., San Francisco
• 1501 Fillmore St., San Francisco
• 49 Jefferson St., San Francisco
• 1391 Saratoga Drive, San Mateo
• 11000 Crow Canyon Road, Danville
• 1900 Contra Costa Blvd., Pleasant Hill
• 398 Hartz Ave., Danville
• 38012 Mission Blvd Fremont
• 41093 Fremont Blvd., Fremont
• 799 A St., Hayward
• 2550 Las Positas Road, Livermore
• 223 S Vasco Road, Livermore
• 4521 Livermore Outlets Drive, Livermore
• 3350 California Blvd., Napa
• 1200 Lincoln Ave., Napa
• 1340 Trancas St., Napa
• 6000 Bollinger Canyon Road, San Ramon
• 4300 Sonoma Blvd., Vallejo
• 1601 Mt Diablo, Walnut Creek
• 200 Broadway, Oakland
• 3839 Emery St., Emeryville
• 470 Lake Park Ave., Oakland
• 3013 Broadway Ave., Oakland
• 1799 Solano Ave., Berkeley
• 125 Petaluma Blvd.,  North Petaluma
• 22390 Homestead Road, Cupertino
• 127 Ranch Drive, Milpitas
• 2401 Agnew Drive, Santa Clara
• 219 B Mt. Herman Road, Scotts Valley
• 745 Ocean St., Santa Cruz
• 125 Bernal Road, San Jose
• 1847 E. Capital Expressway, San Jose
• 670 River Oaks Parkway, San Jose
• 1574 Bascom Ave., San Jose
• 1600 Saratoga Ave., San Jose
• 2755 Yulupa Ave., Santa Rosa
• 801 Gravenstein Highway, Sebastopol
• 1906 4th St., Eureka
• 2815 Bell Road, Auburn
• 623 2nd St., Davis
• 2095 Golden Center #10, Gold River
• 4000 Foothills Blvd., Roseville
• 2345 Arden Way, Sacramento
• 2119 Fulton Ave., Sacramento
• 2121 Natomas Crossing, Sacramento

The San Francisco Chronicle also reported that the company is shuttering several outlets in the Bay Area, including several locations in San Francisco.

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Ernesto Centeno Araujo covers breaking news for the Ventura County Star. He can be reached at ecentenoaraujo@vcstar.com, 805-437-0224 or @ecentenoaraujo on Instagram and X.
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