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# Starbucks To Close 600 Stores
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/starbucks-to-cl/
- Published: 2008-07-02T10:18:34.000Z
- Updated: 2008-07-02T10:18:34.000Z
- Description: On the heels of an announcement that Starbucks is cutting back on music for sale in stores to a mere 4 CD’s, comes word that they are closing about 600. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2008/07/starbucks-to-cl.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06

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On the heels of an announcement that Starbucks is cutting back on music for sale in stores to a mere 4 CD’s, comes word that they are closing about 600 underperforming company-operated stores in the U.S. including 100 targeted in a previous announcement. Starbucks also expects to open fewer than 200 new U.S. stores in fiscal 2009\. ([more](http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080701/20080701006270.html?.v=1&ref=hypebot.com))