July 17, 2008
Full List of Starbucks Store Closures
Straight from the mermaid's pressroom, Starbucks has quietly released the full list of U.S. store closures. There are 19 stores in Washington on the list and 7 stores in Seattle. If Seattlest went to Starbucks, or if we weren't fond of brewing our own strong drip coffee, we'd be mourning the loss of our neighborhood store on 15th Ave E. Also facing closure? Starbucks stores all over the city--from West Seattle to Northgate Mall to the CD. No word yet on when the actual store closures will start.
"Starbucks" by robohit
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The one at Denny and Aurora already closed, but I'm surprised to see both 15th Ave E and Met Park on the chopping block. Those two locations are always busy!
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Yeah the one at Met Park makes no sense, even if it is one of two, it's always packed.
I could see the Starbucks on 15th struggling just due to the proximity of really really fricking good coffee--like Ladro and Victrola.
Plus there's a Starbucks right there in that gigantic Safeway if you're going for the frappucino, not actually coffee fix.
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Yeah, I bet it's more profitable to be in the Safeway than rent the dedicated space on 15th. But it is surprising--I guess that group of people that hang out at the 15th location all day every day are deadbeats. Which I always sort of suspected...
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Deadbeat bloggers, no doubt.
/raises hand
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Kind of redundant, Brad
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They just opened the store at Stone Way and 45th.