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At least two Starbucks cafes have shuttered in Richmond in recent days as the Seattle-based coffee giant closes locations across the country and lays off employees.
On the chopping block were the chain’s stores at 1017 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd., and a short-lived spot at 4320 Commerce Road on the Southside.
Both had gone dark by Monday. Starbucks didn’t respond to a request for comment.
The Arthur Ashe Boulevard store had operated for about a decade. It was in the same building next to the storefront where Pizzeria Mungo is preparing to open . The property is at the corner of Arthur Ashe and Clay and near The Ace mixed-use building, and is less than a mile up the road from a newer Starbucks location that opened at the Scott’s Walk development to the