The Starbucks at 343 Millburn Ave. has permanently closed, one of just two New Jersey locations swept up in the coffee chain's decision to shutter 250 stores across North America.
The Millburn store closed by Sunday, Sept. 27. As of Monday, Sept. 28, the location no longer appears on Starbucks' store locator or Google, Fast Company reported.
Starbucks Chief Operating Officer Mike Grams announced the closures in a Thursday, Sept. 24 letter to employees, saying the company had reviewed its portfolio and identified stores that could not deliver acceptable financial results or the experience it wants for customers and workers. The only other New Jersey store on the closure list is in Willingboro, at 4380 Route 130.
Across the tri-state area, 25 Starbucks locations in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York closed as part of the same round, according to NJ 101.5, as reported by The Sun Papers.
The 250-store cut represents about 1% of Starbucks' roughly 18,000 North American locations. It is the second major round of closures under CEO Brian Niccol, who joined the company in 2024. A year earlier, Starbucks closed 627 stores across North America and Europe and eliminated 900 non-retail jobs, according to KGW, as reported by The Sun Papers.
Starbucks expects to take about $300 million in restructuring charges tied to the closures, including $200 million in cash costs for breaking leases and employee separation benefits, CNBC reported.
Workers at closing stores will be offered positions at other Starbucks locations, the company said. Those who cannot be placed will receive severance.
Starbucks never released an official list of closing stores. App-based store hours updated on Thursday, Sept. 24 tipped off reporters and customers that shutdowns would begin as early as Friday, Sept. 25 and continue through the weekend, according to The Sun Papers.
A Starbucks location on South Livingston Avenue in Livingston remains open.







