Starbucks is to shut another 250 stores across North America in a second wave of closings this week

From the Newshound archive · first published 24 September 2026 · last updated 25 September 2026.

The coffee giant is pressing ahead with a fresh round of closures across the US and Canada, marking its second wave of store shutdowns. The move follows an earlier round of closings as Starbucks continues to reshape its retail footprint. No redundancy figures have been confirmed in the sources.