Starbucks will soon close five Seattle stores, a company spokesperson confirmed Monday.

Starbucks is continuing to reshape its store footprint as part of a sweeping turnaround effort to reverse declining customer traffic and slowing sales growth. The coffee giant has made significant ...

Starbucks plans to shutter five coffeehouses, including four unionized stores, in Seattle next month. The affected stores are located on First Hill, in the University District, in the Seattle Center ...

The company said employees at the affected stores were given 30-day notices of the closure.