Starbucks to lay off 1,100 corporate workers globally

Starbucks announced on Monday that the company is laying off 1,100 corporate employees and eliminate hundreds of open roles, as part of a broader effort to streamline its structure and improve operational efficiency.

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol said in a letter to employees on Monday that the company is simplifying its structure by shedding redundant roles and "creating smaller, more nimble teams."

The intent of the layoffs is "to operate more efficiently, increase accountability, reduce complexity and drive better integration," Niccol said in the letter. "All with the goal of being more focused and able to drive greater impact on our priorities."

Affected employees will be notified by Tuesday. In-store baristas are not included in the job cuts.

Niccol first announced in January the company was planning layoffs as he worked on a turnaround for the business. He took the office in September 2024 after a tough year for the Seattle-based coffee giant.

Starbucks' sales at its cafes slipped by 4 percent compared to the year before, according to the company's 2024 fourth quarter financial report. Profit-per-share also dropped 23 percent in the quarter.

Partially due to the CEO transition at the end of Starbucks' fiscal year, the company suspended a financial forecast for 2025.

Starbucks to lay off 1,100 corporate workers globally

Starbucks to lay off 1,100 corporate workers globally

The China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation Base has handled more than 20,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of cargo since the start of 2026, with more than 240 China-Europe (Central Asia) freight trains dispatched, according to Nanjing Customs.

Since its official launch in July 2014 as the first physical project under the Belt and Road Initiative, the base has operated more than 7,744 China-Europe (Asia) freight trains, carrying more than 667,000 TEUs of containers.

It now runs six international rail routes covering Central Asia, China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan, China-Russia and the Trans-Caspian corridor, with access to five outbound ports including Alashankou and Khorgos.

The rail network serves multiple destinations across Asia and Europe, transporting a wide range of goods including automobiles and auto parts, chemical products, household appliances, textiles and garments, and electronic equipment.

The base plays a vital role in ensuring stable industrial and supply chains for Belt and Road partner countries and continues to support high-quality economic development across the Eurasian region.

China-Kazakhstan logistics base handles over 20,000 TEUs in early 2026