Starbucks CEO Howard Says We're Closing More Starbucks Stores!

Starbucks, the world's largest coffee chain, is now facing shrinking and shrinking business. The move to sell its own operations in other countries has spread a number of news so far this year: South Korea, Russia and the UK, which is still in deliberation in recent days.

Life at Starbucks has not been plain sailing at its US headquarters, with the Wall Street Journal reporting that 16 US Starbucks stores will be closed permanently by the end of July. However, this is not enough. Some netizens leaked a video on Twitter, in which Howard said that Starbucks listened to the needs of its partners and closed some stores, and this is just the beginning, and there will be more in the future. (We're listening to our people and closing stores. And this is only beginning. There are going to be many more.)

According to netizens who leaked the video, the background in the video is a meeting within Starbucks, and Howard is obviously having a conversation with a group of employees.

Starbucks confirmed the authenticity of the video to foreign media Business Insider (Business Insider), but did not disclose the recording time of the video or the address of the meeting. At the same time, Starbucks did not specify which stores in the United States are likely to be closed.

Howard said he was shocked to hear from many store employees at listening meetings over the past year that personal safety had become their primary concern, including mental illness, vagrancy and crime-related issues. Although some stores are still profitable, the security risks in these stores are increasing, forcing some to close.

Earlier, Starbucks announced plans to close 16 stores by the end of July, citing numerous security threats that made it unsafe to continue operations and deprive customers and store staff of sense of security.

Some Starbucks employees told the media In These Times that open bathrooms, warm lobbies and free water can indeed lead to homelessness or mental health crisis, and sometimes lead to quarrels.

Of the 16 stores previously announced to be closed, two Starbucks stores from Seattle have successfully joined the union, and one from Portland will hold a union vote in August, according to In These Times.

Some Starbucks union members have come forward to refute Starbucks' claims that Starbucks is taking advantage of the increase in crime to cover up its damage to unionized activities. that is to close three unionized Starbucks stores without giving advance notice to employees or negotiating with the union.

Starbucks responded that it was not aimed at pro-union Starbucks stores. The company also said Starbucks gave store managers the power to close bathrooms, reduce store seats and take other measures to ensure the safety of employees. Stores will be closed when these measures are not sufficient to ensure the personal safety of customers and employees.

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