Friday, April 10, 2009

Starbucks lists 200 store closures

The list of stores Starbucks Corp. is closing includes one in the Houston area.

The closures are part of about 200 stores the Seattle-based coffee company said it was shuttering across the U.S., as it struggles with the recession and a decline in revenue.

Closing is the store located at 5508 FM 1960 West in the Champions Forest area.

California is taking the biggest hit, with Starbucks closing 76 stores there. Overall, Starbucks said it closed 195 stores in 34 states and the District of Columbia, according to a list posted on the company's web site.