Starbucks announced plans to close roughly 1% of its North American shops in a message to employees on Thursday, Sept. 25. Some Iowa locations appear to be targeted for closure.

The message did not include a list of stores set to close. However, it stated in its most recent quarterly earnings release that Starbucks will have approximately 18,300 coffee shops by the end of its fiscal year, which closes this month. This means it will have about 430 fewer locations in the United States and Canada than it did as of June 29.

The company will also eliminate "approximately 900 current non-retail partner roles and close many open positions."

Starbucks said in an email to USA TODAY on Friday, Sept. 26, that the company's app will be updated to reflect the closures on Sunday, Sept. 29. H

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