# Howard Schultz

Type: Person

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## Timeline

- **2026-08-20**: 224 additional layoffs announced — Starbucks announces 224 more corporate and regional cuts, including at least 120 Washington workers who declined relocation.
- **2026-05**: Back to Starbucks plan unveiled — Starbucks launches a reorganization strategy to streamline management and shift headquarters functions toward Nashville.
- **2025**: Earlier corporate cuts announced — Starbucks announces initial layoffs of regional and corporate workers in fall 2025 as an early phase of restructuring.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Starbucks Cuts 224, 120 WA Workers Refuse Nashville Relocation
2026-08-21 12:19:09 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

The new reductions are a case study in relocation-driven separations: at least 120 of the 224 affected workers are in Washington and many are Seattle employees who declined moving to Nashville. For HR leaders, the key questions are severance treatment, WARN compliance, and how to communicate transitions without damaging employer brand.
Full story: https://gethrbrief.com/story/starbucks-224-layoffs-120-wa-relocation

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