Starbucks to close Arizona locations amid nationwide cutbacks. Here’s the list

Article originally posted on Phoenix Business Journal on September 29, 2025

Coffee giant Starbucks will be closing hundreds of stores across the country this weekend, including more than a dozen in Arizona.

Starbucks CEO and chairman, Brian Niccol, announced this week that the chain is closing locations that do not meet financial performance or customer and partner standards.

He said the company plans to close 1% of company-operated coffee shops this year. The Puget Sound Business Journal reported that Starbucks had 18,734 company-operated and licensed locations in North America as of June. Following the shutdowns, about 18,300 operating Starbucks locations will remain.

Starbucks is also laying off about 900 nonretail roles and closing open positions.

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