Starbucks announced that it would close about 1% of its stores in its latest move under CEO Brian Niccol's Back to Starbucks transformation strategy in a message to employees on Sept. 25.

The company did not release a list of stores that it is set to close, however, The Seattle Times confirmed that its Reserve Roastery and Reserve store in its hometown are among the stores set to shutter.

The specialty coffee chain will close specific locations "where we’re unable to create the physical environment our customers and partners expect, or where we don’t see a path to financial performance," Niccol said in the memo sent to employees and posted on the Starbucks blog .

The company said that the Starbucks app will be updated to reflect the closures on Sunday in an email to USA TODAY.

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