New York, February 24: Starbucks plans to lay off 1,100 corporate employees globally as new Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol streamlines operations.

In a letter to employees released Monday, Niccol said the company will inform employees who are being laid off by mid-day Tuesday. Niccol said Starbucks is also eliminating several hundred open and unfilled positions.

슬롯사이트œOur intent is to operate more efficiently, increase accountability, reduce complexity and drive better integration,슬롯사이트� Niccol wrote in the letter.

Starbucks has 16,000 corporate support employees worldwide, but that includes some employees who aren't impacted, like roasting and warehouse staff. Baristas in the company's stores are not included in the layoffs.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Infosys Mysuru Layoffs: Narayan Murthy슬롯사이트™s IT Firm Alleged To Have Designed Assessment Tests To Fail Trainees, Here슬롯사이트™s What Company Says.

Niccol said in January that corporate layoffs would be announced by early March. He said all work must be overseen by someone who can make decisions while the the Seattle coffee giant reduces the complexity of its structure and eliminates silos within the company that slow communication.

슬롯사이트œOur size and structure can slow us down, with too many layers, managers of small teams and roles focused primarily on coordinating work,슬롯사이트� Niccol wrote.

Starbucks hired Niccol last fall to turn around sluggish sales. He has said he wants to improve service times 슬롯사이트� especially during the morning rush 슬롯사이트� and reestablish stores as community gathering places.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Apple To Invest USD 500 Billion in US in Next 4 Years, Hire 20,000 New People and Focus on AI and Silicon Engineering.

Niccol is also cutting items from Starbucks' menu and experimenting with its ordering algorithms to better handle its mix of mobile, drive-thru and in-store orders. Starbucks' global same-store sales, or sales at locations open at least a year, fell 2% in its 2024 fiscal year, which ended Sept 29. In the US, customers tired of price increases and growing wait times. In China, its second-largest market, Starbucks faced growing competition from cheaper rivals.

Starbucks shares were flat in premarket trading Monday.

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