Starbucks closes San Jose stores

As one coffee giant shutters multiple locations in San Jose, another company is moving in.

Four Starbucks locations in San Jose have closed, following the company announcing it would shutter 1% of its stores across North America. Two other locations in Mountain View and one each in Cupertino, Santa Clara and Milpitas have also closed. The company laid off 900 corporate, non-retail employees and has 18,300 stores left across the U.S. and Canada. It's unclear how many retail workers have been affected by the closures.

Meanwhile, Dutch Bros, a drive-thru coffee shop chain, has submitted a proposal to bring its colorful refreshers and sugary coffee drinks to 2624 S. Bascom Ave. in San Jose near one of the closed Starbucks locations. A Dutch Bros location recently opened in Gilroy, with the p