Starbucks lays off 537 so far for 2026 with current announcement of 224 cuts

SEATTLE — Starbucks plans to lay off 224 employees tied to its Seattle headquarters, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filed Thursday with the Washington Employment Security Department. The permanent separations affect workers at or reporting to the Starbucks Support Center, also known as SSC Headquarters, at 2401 Utah Ave. in Seattle. […]