Safety concerns are the main reasons.
based on the number of crime-related incidents reported by employees and customers at each shop. According to a spokesperson, this included on-site drug use, high theft rates, and assault, per. The company also clarified that it would transfer employees to other locations once they shutter.
"You're … seeing firsthand the challenges facing our communities—personal safety, racism, lack of access to healthcare, a growing mental health crisis, rising drug use, and more,", senior vice presidents of U.S. operations for Starbucks, wrote in a message to U.S. employees."With stores in thousands of communities across the country, we know these challenges can, at times, play out within our stores too.
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