Starbucks finally said how many U.S. stores it closed: The list of locations was bigger than many estimates

Starbucks released its fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday, October 30, finally providing an official figure for its recent wave of store closings.

The Seattle-based coffee chain shuttered a total of 627 locations worldwide over the three months, ending up with a net closure of 107 stores. More than 90% of impacted locations were in North America, Starbucks said.

In the United States, 520 stores were shuttered as part of the company’s turnaround efforts, Starbucks disclosed in an earnings release. Starbucks now runs 40,990 stores globally and 16,864 in the United States.

Estimates of store closures varied widely

In September, Starbucks announced the shuttering of stores in North America, but it didn’t identify specific locations or an exact figure.

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