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The Starbucks in downtown Pleasanton is scheduled to permanently close toward the end of this month after almost a decade of serving coffee to Main Street patrons.
Phil Gee, a spokesperson for the coffee chain, told the Weekly that effective July 27 the store will shutter. That date coincides with when the store’s lease at 511 Main St. is set to end.
“We deeply appreciate the opportunity we’ve had to build and share connections with the members of this community over the last several years,” Gee said. “We value our long-time relationship with our customers in Pleasanton and look forward to remaining part of the community in neighborhoods citywide.”
When asked why the company is not renewing its lease, Gee said, “We do not provide specific reasons at lease end.”
Located on the corner of Main Street and Rose Avenue, the downtown marquee coffee shop first opened almost 10 years ago in October 2015. The store was originally going to open under a concept that was called Starbucks Evening, which would have allowed the coffee shop to sell alcohol past a certain hour.
However, the company later ended its evening program and the Starbucks on Main Street stayed as a traditional coffee shop.
With the store closing, the company also told the Weekly it will be engaging with Starbucks Workers United, the union that represents certain Starbucks employees nationwide, including those at the Main Street store, to “discuss transfer options for the partners currently employed at this location, to continue working at nearby stores”.
According to a statement by the Workers United, “Workers United looks forward to engaging in effects bargaining with Starbucks, as we’ve done successfully at numerous union-represented locations, to secure new positions for baristas within their availability at stores of their preference.”
Employees at the downtown Starbucks location voted to unionize back in April 2023, but according to an April 25 Reuters article, there is still no contact between the company and the union.
The Reuters article stated that the union recently rejected the coffee chain’s latest proposal, which would have guaranteed annual raises of at least 2% but did not offer any changes in healthcare or any immediate pay hike.
