Fort Bragg”s Starbucks outlet will apparently remain open, surviving the closing of 600 stores which was announced two weeks ago.
An email sent to corporate headquarters in Seattle produced a lot more information about modern public relations than about the stores closing.
The email from the newspaper was answered promptly, by a San Francisco firm, whose spokeswoman said she could not be quoted by name. She said a list of closed stores would not be released.
“Details for specific locations are still being finalized. The stores identified for closure are spread across all major U.S. markets with approximately 70 percent of them opened since fiscal 2006. Out of respect and dignity for our partners, and our desire to share this information with impacted partners first, we are not publishing a full list of the stores,” the anonymous background paragraph said.
A stop for coffee at the Fort Bragg Starbucks last week revealed that employees were sure the outlet was to remain open.
Bloggers have pieced together store closures on various sites. Although plans were initially to release no further details, on Monday, Starbucks released a list of the first 50 stores to be closed.
Eight stores in California were on that list, located in San Diego, Rancho Mirage, Hemet, Riverside, Montclair, Hollister and Laguna Beach.
Starbucks also announced that all its stores was closed from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday of this week, for a special training session.
