Starbucks said it plans an unspecified number of layoffs as it restructures its corporate staff. In a letter to employees, Starbucks Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol said the Seattle coffee giant needs to ensure all work has a clear and accountable owner who can make decisions. The company also needs to reduce complexity and silos.

Starbucks said Friday it plans an unspecified number of layoffs as it restructures its corporate staff. In a letter to employees, Starbucks Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol said the Seattle coffee giant needs to ensure all work has a clear and accountable owner who can make decisions.

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Starbucks’ ongoing comeback plan will now include layoffs. CEO Brian Niccol said in a letter Friday that the brand will have “job eliminations and smaller support teams moving forward” as it looks to revitalize the company.

Starbucks said it expects to eliminate jobs, without affecting in-store teams, as part of its broader effort to operate more efficiently.

Coffee chain Starbucks’s promised overhaul may require cutting jobs as it tries to work more efficiently, CEO Brian Niccol said.

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol said on Friday the coffee giant will cut jobs to optimize its support teams as part of the company's ongoing turnaround efforts. The details of the job cuts, to be announced by early March,

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol announced plans to reduce jobs within support teams to enhance efficiency as part of the companys turnaround strategy. The changes, expected to be revealed by early March, will not