{"id":128245,"date":"2026-11-05T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/?p=128245"},"modified":"2026-11-05T11:19:43","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T11:19:43","slug":"coffee-giant-1300-uk-locations-closes-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/coffee-giant-1300-uk-locations-closes-store\/","title":{"rendered":"Coffee Giant With 1,300 UK Locations Closes Yet Another Store"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The branch served its final customers on 4 October 2026<\/strong>, with the company’s green logo subsequently removed from the premises. Starbucks has confirmed that all employees at the site have been transferred to other nearby coffee shops, while customers have been directed towards alternative locations in Brighton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second Brighton Closure Follows Shutdown of Long-Standing Hove Branch<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Jubilee Street outlet closed on 4 October, ending trading at the city-centre premises. A notice attached to the entrance informed customers of the decision and thanked the local community for its loyalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to The Argus<\/a>, which reported the closure on 3 November<\/strong>, the notice also identified two nearby Starbucks branches where customers could continue visiting the chain. These are located at 25 St James’s Street in Kemptown, Brighton, BN2 1RF, and 119 London Road, Brighton, BN1 4JH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starbucks confirmed the closure<\/a> in a statement, explaining that it regularly assesses its stores to ensure they remain suited to customers’ needs. “We regularly review our portfolio to ensure our stores are relevant for our customers<\/em>,” a company spokesperson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The spokesperson confirmed that the Jubilee Street store had permanently closed on 4 October and that all its employees, whom Starbucks <\/strong>refers to as partners, had been redeployed to other coffeehouses in the surrounding area. The company also thanked customers for their support and encouraged them to use its store locator to find alternative branches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The announcement follows the closure of another Starbucks outlet on Western Road in Hove. The company confirmed that decision in September, with the branch shutting in October after more than 20 years of trading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to The Sun<\/a>, the two closures occurred within weeks of each other, leaving customers in Brighton and Hove with fewer Starbucks locations than before. Despite the shutdowns, the chain continues operating other branches in Brighton, including those on St James’s Street and London Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Starbucks closes second Brighton branch in weeks as Jubilee Street store shuts permanently \u00a9Shutterstock<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Starbucks Reviews UK Stores Amid Wider Cost-Cutting Plans<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The latest closures follow a restructuring programme announced by Starbucks in 2025, when the company outlined plans to shut several UK outlets amid slowing sales. The programme involves reviewing stores that no longer meet the company’s expectations for customer experience or financial performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starbucks said it intended to close locations where it could not provide the physical environment customers wanted or maintain sustainable profitability. Company executive Brian Niccol<\/strong> previously told employees that stores unable to offer a welcoming setting or achieve financial targets would be considered for closure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The changes have also raised concerns about employment, with staff at affected UK locations potentially facing redundancy. According to the Daily Express<\/a>, a Starbucks branch on High Street in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, also closed on 26 October 2026, ending a decade of trading in the town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A notice displayed at the premises informed customers of the closure and thanked them for their support over the previous 10 years. Starbucks has around 1,300 outlets<\/strong> across the UK, including approximately 520 company-owned stores. The company employs more than 5,600 people in its directly operated UK business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For employees at the former Jubilee Street branch, Starbucks has confirmed that alternative positions have been arranged locally. Customers can still visit its remaining Brighton coffeehouses, including the two branches listed in the closure announcement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Starbucks has permanently closed its Jubilee Street branch in Brighton, its second closure in the city in recent weeks. The decision comes as the coffee chain continues reviewing its UK store network following plans to shut locations that fail to meet financial and operational targets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":128248,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33","no-featured-image-padding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128245"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":128283,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128245\/revisions\/128283"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/128248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}