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Starbucks will close 80-90 of its pickup-only stores in 2026.

Mobile ordering will continue despite the closures, as it accounts for 31% of transactions.

Popular coffee chain Starbucks plans to close an entire line of stores in 2026.

CEO Brian Niccol announced the plans on an earnings call, stating that the company's pickup-only store model was no longer compatible with the Seattle based coffee chain's plan to get "back to Starbucks."

"We found this format to be overly transactional and lacking the warmth and human connection that defines our brand," Niccol said July 29.

Starbucks "Pick Up" locations across more than 20 states, totaling 80-90 stores , will be impacted. Niccol and the chain's website indicated that some locations would be closed permanently, w

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