Last Thursday afternoon, the Starbucks coffeehouse in Picton closed for good. The location in Gananoque is closed now and a week ago, the location in Kingston at the corner of Princess and Wellington streets brewed its last latte.

On top of that, the Starbucks location at 1151 Division Street has had to shorten its hours of operation, citing staffing shortages, with a sign posted on its door advising customers of as much.

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Last weekend, the upper Division Street location surprised customers by closing its indoor seating area early, following suit again earlier this week. But Carolynne Beck, the store manager, said there is nothing to worry about.

“Due to staff shortages, we are closing our indoor service at 7 p.m. instead of 10 p.m.” Beck said. “This is temporary, and

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