Starbucks Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol told employees the company will conduct corporate layoffs this spring in a new memo.
The announcement was also posted on company website on friday.
Since the merger coffee chain in September, Nikola a host of changes have begun, including a renewed code of conduct and the return of ceramic mugs, all with the goal of returning Starbucks to its coffee shop roots to improve residual sales.
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“In September, we outlined our plan to revitalize Starbucks by focusing on what has always set us apart: a welcoming coffee shop where people gather and where we serve the best coffee, handcrafted by our skilled baristas,” it begins memorandum.
Niccol outlines ways the company can “operate more efficiently,” meaning he expects “we'll have job cuts and smaller support teams moving forward.”
The memo notes that the planned layoffs are for corporate workers and will not affect store employees “or the investments we are making in store hours.”
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The holidays are scheduled to begin in early March. The exact number of roles cut was not noted.
“I do not make these decisions lightly and appreciate that this will create uncertainty and concern between now and then,” Niccol wrote. “I wanted to be transparent about our progress and plans and make sure you hear about this work directly from me.”
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