In January, the president of Starbucks and general director Brian Niccol told employees that corporate dismissals are on the horizon.
Now the horizon is here. Niccol told the employees In the latest note on Monday that 1100 corporate jobs will likely be eliminated the next day, noting that his team “assesses the role, structure and size of our global support teams to help us implement the plan” Return to Starbucks “and positioning the company for future success.”
“The management team has completed this work, and this week we convey the changes we are introducing,” Niccol wrote. “This includes a difficult decision to eliminate 1,100 current roles of support partners and several hundred additional open and unpaid positions.”
Employees who were released will likely be said on Tuesday, February 25, says the note.
Cuttings is not going to affect employees who work in the Starbucks cafe or on baking divisions, production, storage and distribution.
Since last 12 months, Starbucks had about 16,000 employees working outside the locations of stores, on CNBC.
Since joining the coffee chain in September, Niccol has introduced quite a few changes, including the reconstruction of the Code of Procedure, adding ceramic cups and limiting mobile orders, all to revive Starbucks to the roots of cafes and improving delays.
Starbucks reported a inheritance Sales in the same store (Total sales in stores that have been operating for a 12 months or longer) for 4 consecutive quarters.
“We believe that the need for positioning is necessary to position Starbucks for future success – and ensuring that we provide our partners with green apron and clients they serve,” Niccol wrote.
Read the full note, Here.