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Downtown Danville, City Center Bishop Ranch in San Ramon and Republic Square in Livermore are among the six locations in the Tri-Valley where Starbucks stores are scheduled to close this weekend as part of a major restructuring for the coffeehouse giant.
Joining the more prominent trio are another store in Danville and two others in Livermore. Starbucks has not released a formal list of all closure locations publicly – unofficial lists have been circulating online, including one shared by USA Today and other national news sources – but the “Store Locator” function on the company’s website shows certain shops as closed every day after this Saturday (Sept. 27).
“We’ve made the incredibly difficult decision to close this Starbucks location,” a one-page note affixed to the window of the store at City Center read in part Friday morning.
“We know this may be hard to hear – because this isn’t just any store. It’s your coffeehouse, a place woven into your daily rhythm, where memories were made and where meaningful connections with our partners grew over the years. We’re deeply grateful for the community that’s been built here,” stated the advisory, attributed to The Starbucks Coffee Company.
“We know many of you will be thinking of your favorite partner, and we’re working closely to support our partners through this transition,” the note added. “Our commitment to creating welcoming, memorable experiences remains unchanged. We hope you’ll visit us at a nearby Starbucks where we’d be honored to continue sharing moments with you.”
The Tri-Valley closure list includes the heart of downtown Danville at 398 Hartz Ave., eastern Danville near Blackhawk at 11000 Crow Canyon Road, the first floor of City Center in San Ramon at 6000 Bollinger Canyon Road and 223 S. Vasco Road in Livermore – each a walk-in store in tenant space in shopping centers or commercial corridors.
The other two stores – 2550 Las Positas Road in Livermore and 4521 Livermore Outlets Drive in the Republic Square shopping center – are Starbucks coffeehouses with drive-thru service too.
It appears all locations in Alamo, Dublin and Pleasanton are going to be spared in this wave of closures. Downtown Pleasanton lost its lone Starbucks at the end of July when the company chose not to renew its lease on Main Street – one of the few unionized stores in the East Bay.
Nearly 200 stores in the United States are included in the unofficial closure list compiled online in the hours after Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol announced to employees Thursday that the company was undertaking a $1 billion restructuring plan that would include shuttering about 1% of stores in North America and cutting around 900 jobs, USA Today reported.
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