Starbucks laying off more than 200 employees including those who declined Nashville move
Aug 20, 2026, 11:22 AM | Updated: 1:19 pm
(Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)
(Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)
Starbucks is laying off more than 200 employees – including those who declined to move to Nashville.
According to the company, this does not represent a new round of cuts. Instead, this is part of its broader restructuring that it announced in the spring.
Starbucks announced in May that it was eliminating about 300 roles in the U.S. as part of its Back to Starbucks strategy.
In Seattle and other markets, 104 support roles are being eliminated for the company’s coffeehouse and design teams, and about 120 employees turned down roles in Tennessee – where the coffee giant is building a second headquarters to complement its one in Seattle.
The expected date of the first separations will be Oct. 19. All separations will be completed by Nov. 1, according to a notice from the company.
