Starbucks - 600 stores and countless jobs go bye bye

Latte junkies beware, your caffeine dealer may be closing it’s doors!  Starbucks has released the full list of stores to be closed beginning this month and continuing through the first half of fiscal year ‘09. Even Starbucks hometown of Seattle is not immune to closures as they are losing 7 stores and a few more in the surrounding areas.  Read the full announcement below:

As we announced on July 1, 2008, Starbucks will close approximately 600 company-operated stores in the U.S. beginning this month and continuing through the first half of FY09.  Partners in the stores listed below have been personally notified that their store has been slated to close during this timeframe.

In the spirit of transparency with our partners, customers and communities, we have provided the full list of stores below for general information purposes. Store partners will receive advance notice and more details from their leadership team once a specific closure date has been confirmed. After specific closure dates have been communicated to all affected partners, we will continue to update the confirmed store list at http://www.starbucks.com/aboutus/pressdesc.asp?id=880.

Full List of U.S. Store Closures
http://www.starbucks.com/aboutus/USStoreClosureInfo.pdf.