Starbucks Shutting Down These CA Stores: Here's Why

Just six years after introducing the concept, Starbucks will be eliminating its pickup-only store model in 2026. The move will close 90 stores across the country, including 20 in California.

CEO Brian Niccol made the announcement during a third-quarter earnings call earlier this week, reports USA Today.

The pick-up stores were designed for mobile orders and "quick pick up without the wait," Starbucks said when launching them in 2019. Niccol said the concept is no longer compatible with the company's "get back to Starbucks" marketing strategy.

According to the report, the stores slated to close in California are:

• Artesia & Flagler in Redondo Beach
• Base Line Road & Day Creek Boulevard in Rancho Cucamonga
• Brand & Milford in Glendale
• Broadway & 8th in Los Angeles
• Broadway Avenue & Curtis Street in Salida
• Broadway & Front in San Diego
• California Street & Drumm Street in San Francisco
• Highway 1 & Belleville in Half Moon Bay
• Main & Ashland in Santa Monica
• Mountain & Hawthorne in Ontario
• National and Overland in Los Angeles
• N Pepper Avenue & W Valley Boulevard in Colton
• S Santa Fe Avenue & E 3rd Street in Los Angeles
• Sierra & Marygold in Fontana
• Union Station East Portal in Los Angeles
• Verdugo and Cañada in Glendale
• S Western Avenue & Venice Boulevard in Los Angeles
• Wilshire & Western Avenue in Los Angeles
• Yorba Linda & Lakeview in Yorba Linda
• Gilroy Town Place in Gilroy

USA Today is reporting that some locations face permanent closure, while others will be converted into traditional coffeehouses at a later date.

Niccol, who became CEO of the Seattle-based coffee giant last September, introduced the refocus on customer service plan upon soon thereafter.

Patch Editor Vincent Salzo contributed to this report.