In January, Starbucks Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Brian Niccol told to the employees That corporate vacation were on the horizon.
Now, the horizon is here. Niccol told staff In a new memorandum on Monday Since 1,100 corporate work would be eliminated the next day, stressing that his team has been “appreciating the role, structure and size of our global support teams to help us submit to our 'Back to Starbucks' plan and position Company for future success ”
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“The leadership team has finished that job, and this week, we will communicate the changes we are making,” Niccol wrote. “This includes the difficult decision to eliminate 1,100 roles of the current support partner and several hundred open and unfulfilled positions.”
Workers who have been fired will be shown from noon Tuesday, February 25, the memorandum says.
The cuts will not affect employees working in Starbucks cafes or in baking, production, storage and distribution compartments.
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Since last year, Starbucks had about 16,000 employees working outside the shops, for CNBC.
Since the union the coffee chain in September, Nikola has created numerous changes, including the reconstruction of code of conductAdding ceramic mugs and capturing removable orders, all in an effort to turn starbucks into its coffee roots and improve delayed sales.
Starbucks has reported a drop in the same (Total sales in stores that have been operating for one year or more) for four in a row.
“We believe it is a necessary change to position Starbucks for future success – and to ensure that we offer for our Green Apron partners and the customers they serve,” Niccol wrote.
Read the full memorandum, here