Starbucks is laying off more than 200 corporate workers as part of a broader restructuring plan. NDTV reports that the cuts include 120 roles based in Seattle and 104 “restructuring positions,” totaling over 200 jobs. Quartz puts the number at 224 corporate workers.
Quartz says some of the affected employees are those who refused a move to Nashville, where the company is also expanding operations. Both outlets connect the layoffs to Starbucks’ cost-cutting efforts, which follow a global restructuring the company announced in May. Quartz describes the program as the end phase of that restructuring and frames it as part of a plan to pursue about $2 billion in cost reductions. NDTV also notes Nashville expansion as the company reorganizes staffing levels.
While the outlets differ on the exact job count and describe internal categories differently, both agree that Starbucks’ corporate workforce reduction is tied to its May restructuring and that Nashville plays a central role in the company’s operational changes.
