Starbucks is closing a San Antonio coffeehouse this week as part of a broader plan to shutter 250 underperforming stores across North America, the company says.<\/p>\n
In a September 24 press release<\/a>, chief operating officer Mike Grams revealed Starbucks would close the coffee shops where the company doesn’t “see a path to acceptable financial performance” or locations the company doesn’t believe can “consistently deliver the experience [they] want” for customers and employees.<\/p>\n The Seattle-based coffee chain operates more than 40,000 coffee shops globally<\/a>, and over 18,000 in North America. The recent closings make up about 1 percent of the total stores operating in North America alone.<\/p>\n Starbucks has not publicly released a list of the locations that will be closing, but an online list<\/a> has been confirmed<\/a> by CultureMap’s content partner KVUE.<\/p>\n The San Antonio caf\u00e9 at 8746 Wurzbach Road is one of the locations affected by the closure. The Starbucks store locator<\/a> indicates affected stores will be closed after Saturday, September 26.<\/p>\n Grams says the company is speaking directly with affected employees and will transfer them to other stores whenever possible. Employees who cannot secure transfers will receive severance support.<\/p>\n Other Starbucks locations in Texas that are set to close include:<\/p>\n Snider Plaza \u2013 6733 Hillcrest Ave., Dallas, 75205Preston & Alexis \u2013 14760 Preston Rd., Dallas, 752546115 Camp Bowie \u2013 6115 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, 76116Hwy 59 & Miller St. \u2013 202 Loop 59 N., Atlanta, 75551Loop 360 & Westlake \u2013 3801 N. Capital Of Texas Hwy., Austin, 78746SR 71 & US 290 \u2013 7015 W. U.S. Hwy. 290, Austin, 78736N. Bell & 1431 \u2013 1109 N. Bell Blvd., Cedar Park, 78613S. Home St. & FM 942 \u2013 609 S. Home St., Corrigan, 75939Main St. & TX-361 \u2013 2975 Main St., Ingleside, 78362College & 9th \u2013 812 College Ave., Levelland, 79336Murphy & Blackburn \u2013 6600 Murphy Rd., Sachse, 75048Tanger Outlets Houston \u2013 5885 Gulf Freeway, Texas City, 77591FM 544 & Hwy 78 \u2013 410 Highway 78, Wylie, 75098<\/p>\n “Every year we close some coffeehouses and open others as part of managing our portfolio,” Grams says in the release. “And as we shared previously, we remain excited about the significant long-term growth opportunity ahead in North America.”<\/p>\n In May, Starbucks said it would close<\/a> some U.S. offices, including one in Dallas, and would lay off 300 corporate employees and as part of its ongoing turnaround<\/a>.<\/p>\n