Starbucks Location In Fairfax Among Nationwide Closures

FAIRFAX, VA — A Starbucks location in Fairfax is one of the North America closures Starbucks has announced.

The Starbucks location at12599 Fair Lakes Circle in Fairfax is listed as permanently closed and no longer appears on the Starbucks website.

WUSA9 reported that other closed locations in Northern Virginia are at 4000 Wilson Blvd. and 901 N Stuart St. in the Ballston neighborhood of Arlington, and at 100 S. Union St. in Alexandria. The Old Town location was in a historic building at King and Union Street.

The closures were selected as part of the company's review of its North America locations.

"During the review, we identified coffeehouses where we’re unable to create the physical environment our customers and partners expect, or where we don’t see a path to financial performance, and these locations will be closed," CEO Brian Niccol shared in an update on the Starbucks website. "Each year, we open and close coffeehouses for a variety of reasons, from financial performance to lease expirations. This is a more significant action that we understand will impact partners and customers."

Between new locations and closed locations, Starbucks said its footprint in North America will fall by about 1 percent. The chain will have 18,300 locations by the end of the current fiscal year and plans to add new locations in the next year. Starbucks will also make updates to over 1,000 locations "to introduce greater texture, warmth, and layered design," according to the CEO.

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