Starbucks To Close 600 Stores

by Wendy Kaufman, NPR

Starbucks Corp. says it will close hundreds of stores it opened over the past three years. The company did not say where the stores were located, but all together, 600 underperforming stores will close and 12,000 full- and part-time positions be cut.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, July 2, 2008