Good riddance! Who needs more skunk piss Pike Place coffee and over-priced frappuccinos?

I'm sad no MA stores are slated to close. On Charles Street in Boston, there are three stores within two minutes walking of each other.

Damnit, none in DC. I have no luck.

Starbucks gets no play in Coon Rapids . . .

I was in DC last week and I was walking through the Chinatown area (I think) and I get to the start of one block and see a Starbucks. I then turn the corner and walk to the end of the block and what do I see? ANOTHER STARBUCKS. There's no need for that crap. I do hope that they're just closing the redundant stores like that, not stores that are the only Starbucks in town. They've done their best to not overload Kansas with unnecessary stores.

Nebraska

#11527 - hwy 370 & 36th
3811 twin creek dr
bellevue, ne

There's another one 3 minutes down the highway at 370 & 72nd st. Why would anybody think that it's a good idea to open locations that close together like that?

Weird. I have a Star Bucks next to a Star Bucks (full Star Bucks in a supermarket) in my town, and both are remaining open.

Damn, the AZ stores get spared the rod.

I wonder what happens with the ones that have a Starbucks in the bathrooms. Do they close too?

@evslin: That's actually a huge distance for starbucks. There are places where I live that actually have two starbucks on the same block. In fact, down the street from my house there are two starbucks within the same strip mall.

@ConsumptionJunkie: The question is whether those three locations are busy. In my experience with them, they are busy all the time.

It would make sense for SBUX to close poorly performing locations. At least this list shows that they are not in a rush to close its closely-placed downtown locations (in any major city).

I think it's funny that some people use the "10 SBUX in a quarter-mile" point as an example of a poor business plan, yet the facts suggest that many of those neighboring stores are profitable. My sense is that the rest of the 600 closing stores will be more of the Tripdelphia, WV variety and less of the NYC.

My city/state (Laramie, WY) isn't losing any. In fact there is a new one opening up (supposedly) right across the street from UW on top of the 2 in the grocery store locations we have.

The town is going through a chain store/restaurant boom... In the year I've lived here we've gotten 5 chain restaurants.

My brother works in the Waco,TX location but is getting transferred to another store anyway.

... of course they get rid of the one I go to :p

It's in the middle of Macy's, and NO ONE goes to it cause it's like hidden. Going to it is like finding Narnia.

I wonder how many will be in LAX. Last time I was there (May, this year), every third storefront between the checkpoint and the terminal for my flight was a starbucks. And this is not hyperbole. LITERALLY every deli, fast food mart, duty-free shop, gift shop, boutique, etc. was next-door to a starbucks.

@DeadWriter: Same here, one inside Albertsons and one in the parking lot.

I forget where I read this so now I have zero cred, but I once read that S'bux business plan was to open and open and open stores to see which were in the best locations and they'd be their own competition. They'd eventually choke themselves out and cull the low-performing stores.

The ones located within other stores/supermarkets are often licensed to that store. They aren't considered "real" Starbucks (ie, the employees are employed by the enclosing store, you can't get your partner discount or markout there if you work for a real Starbucks, your Starbucks card may or may not work.)

none in ct closing yet. not surprised. stepford wives like lattes.

@ConsumptionJunkie: man, you think that is bad, in Seattle, there is a corner that actually has a Starbucks store on every corner.

Just 3 in New York? Who would have guess so few?

Strange they're not closing any Canadian shops. Most of us are pretty "down home" to wander in there and ask for a chi-chi drink.

We likes our Tim's yessir and a maple-dip dough-nut. (droooool)

@sporks: Yeah, there are a few in Chinatown. There is also a hotbed of them around 14th street (near Macy's/Metro Center). If you walk from 14th/15th to about 7th (near Chinatown), I think you pass at least 5 and that's only like 10 minutes to walk.

I agree that some need to close, but dang, that was quick. So much for me getting a way-too expensive yet good Frappucino near work.

The closest closer to me is 60 miles as the proverbial crow flies.

Very disappointing, as I can think of three within 11 miles I'd like to see as potential retail space for someone else.

An example of Starbucks clustering in downtown Seattle:

That's four in a 40 yard radius...

Wow, Talk about completely wasting Money, Starbucks just opened the north and York location in Elmhurst IL less than a year ago.

Of course, there is one less than 1/4 Mile Away in Downtown Elmhurst.

Silly burnt Coffee, Dont you know the country runs on Dunkin.

@taney71: @ConsumptionJunkie: @Barry White Stripes, Office LW:
I know that its popular to hate Starbucks but please try to remember that people are going to be unemployed after all is said and done, and is that really something to get excited about with the state of things as they are in the US today?

@Barry White Stripes, Office LW:
Keep in mind that these are supposedly just the stores closing this month.

I have been places (cough, cough - San Francisco), where there have been more than 1 'bucks on the same block ... on the same side of the street! The Simpsons had it right when they showed a mall which had every single store flying a Starbucks banner.

Aside from the overpopulation, though - it would be nicer if they would focus on less foul/burnt coffee than firing people.

@ConsumptionJunkie: MA doesn't need to shut down starbucks, it needs to shut down Dunkin Donuts. In Boston, there is 1 Dunkin Donuts for every 5600 residents.

There are 1,100 Dunkin Donuts within 50 miles of Boston. There are only 207 Starbucks in that same area.

@ConsumptionJunkie: I get where you are coming from, but there are (IIRC) two on Charles Street. One overlooks the Common at the south end, which is a nice place to sit and serves the Common tourists, etc. And another one is mid-way down Charles street which serves Beacon Hill in general, but doesn't have much room to sit.

There's one on Cambridge, just off the north end of Charles street, which serves Mass. General Hospital, and is usually packed, and still has a queue of people picking up their coffee before heading into work.

Honestly, the center of Boston needs more coffee shops. Between about 11am and 2pm, it's really hard to find a place to sit, drink your coffee and read for a while. The Boylston St. shop is a prime example, even with ones on Newbury, Copley Mall and Prudential Mall.

I'm actually happy that sbux is not closing any locations in my area. They are one of the few places that have reliably made non-dairy drinks with separate tools for dairy and soy.

When your dating someone with a dairy allergy it's a big thing to be able to have a place to go anywhere you travel.

@DeadWriter: Just being picky here, but why the purposeful, repeated mistyping of the name?

I still find it amusing that people are so vitriolic about Starbucks. Chill out - it's just a frigging coffee house. If you don't like it, or if you're too cool for school, don't go. No need to act like it's your ex that ran off with your best friend.

I'm waiting for them to switch over to their new business model as seen in Idiocracy.

@Alex Brewer: Google maps disagrees with that map. #1 and #4 seem to not exist. Plus you're downtown, lots of one way streets and foot traffic. To get from #4 to #2, you'd have to head 2 blocks north to Pine, One block west to 5th, then 2 blocks south. Technically they're over a mile apart.

The one in our town (which blows and is not on this list) has signs up that say "Save our Starbucks!" and such. I chuckled to myself drove to the local place down the street and actually "enjoyed" my coffee.

@spryte: Maybe Starbucks DID run off with his ex, did you ever think of that? :)

Sad, there are two Starbucks on the same street within 5 blocks of each other near me. I knew one of them would close, but I was hoping it would be the other. The one that is closing has a fabulous staff who truly knows what customer service is.

I was looking for the stain remover and opened a seldom used cabinet door under the sink. Lo and behold, there was a Starbucks in there! I have to imagine that one will be in the next round of cuts.

Don't get too disappointed if your local SB didn't make the list. This is only the first 50 out of ~600.

@WNW:
I don't think we have time for that.

@katylostherart: Not just that, but the three that were allegedly Marked for Death (tm) were up in north-central CT. East Windsor, Windsor Locks (near, and yet simultaneously nowhere near, Bradley), and South Windsor (which is in one of them lifestyle center thingies). The first two looked to be doing just fine when I was there, so who knows how accurate that map is.

@sean77: Precisely. Wake me when you can hit three Starbucks in a two-mile stretch, or six just going down the same street in the same town.

@Jim (The Canuck One): And yet, the Canuckistanis are invading New England. Very slowly... but rather politely.

I never knew that it would be so festive, with so many people losing jobs...good times.

Too bad no stores in NYC are closing... I'd gotten fed up after my third experience in 2 weeks where I'd ordered coffee, paid for it, and THEN was told it would be 'about 5 minutes' before any was made (said as the barista was measuring grounds into a filter).

I complained through their website and was offered some 'beverage coupons' ... whatever that means. Wonder if they'll be freebies or discounts. But I'm done with the place, and will pass on any coupons to people with more patience than I.

@schwnj: Heh, weird. Actually, for that part of town 3 miles is close. Whole area was cornfields 10 years ago.

At a low average of 5 staff members per store thats 250 people without jobs. 250 people who lost health insurance. 250 people who will now have trouble paying their bills and supporting their families, but its fun to cheer the closure of Starbucks, because after all their a big company. Great jobs to all of you cheering these store closures. I hope it never happens to you.

@ConsumptionJunkie:

Nah just two. The one on Cambridge St is at least a 3 min walk.

And I would give a 4 min walk to the one on Summer via the Commons.

Geez

Yet in Battle Ground, WA There is 4 Starbucks (3 in all the super markets and 1 stand alone location) for a town that is all about 6000 people.