The Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood was defaced after it shuttered its doors following a nationwide series of store closures and layoffs.

According to a photo posted on the Seattle Reddit page, the word “cowardly” was plastered in capital letters across the black panels that cover the windows of the now-closed establishment.

Starbucks previously announced it is laying off approximately 900 non-retail employees and closing several U.S. and Canadian stores in an attempt to focus more of its resources on a turnaround . Starbucks is closing stores “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,” the company stated.

Last week, Starbucks confirmed to KIRO New

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