Love em or hate em, among the 250 Starbucks that are allegedly going away, 20 are hear in LA
Does Starbucks close profitable stores that are gearing up to unionize? Yes.
Does Starbucks flood certain areas with stores, then reward the ones that rise to the top by shutting down the others around them? Yes.
Does Starbucks face increasing competition in areas like here in L.A., where trendy spots like La La Land, Community Goods, Maru, Intelligentsia, Stumptown, Go Get Em Tiger, Dinosaur and Chamberlain battle for caffeine customers alongside chains like Coffee Bean, Dunkin’, Philz, Peet’s, La Monarca and Alfred?
Also yes.
There are various reasons why the Seattle giant is shuttering more than 250 stores nationwide this month, aside from the fact that its stores are often soulless and generic—the opposite of what coffee shops used to be.
Anyway, hear’s the list of L.A. County Starbucks locations that are reportedly dunzo after this weekend.
September’s Starbucks Reportedly Going Away Hear in LA
Financial District — 555 W. 5th St., Los Angeles, CA 90013
Chinatown — 639 N. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012
South Park — 801 S. Olive St., Los Angeles, CA 90014
Beverly Glen — 2952 Beverly Glen Circle, Los Angeles, CA 90077
Miracle Mile — 5757 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036
Westchester — 6081 Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045
Azusa — 710 S. Azusa Ave., Azusa, CA 91702
Burbank — 4207 Riverside Drive, Burbank, CA 91505
Calabasas — 26531 Agoura Road, Calabasas, CA 91302
Century City — 1875 Century Park E., Watt Plaza Towers, Century City, CA 90067
Chatsworth — 20790 Nordhoff St., Chatsworth, CA 91311
North Hollywood — 5166 A Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601
Panorama City — 7902 Van Nuys Blvd., Panorama City, CA 91402
Pasadena — 3429 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107
Rowland Heights — 19759 Colima Road, Rowland Heights, CA 91748
Santa Monica — 1030 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90401
Santa Monica — 2901 Main St., Santa Monica, CA 90405
Stevenson Ranch — 25289 The Old Road, Stevenson Ranch, CA 91381
Walnut — 22019 Valley Blvd., Walnut, CA 91789
Westlake Village — 2755 Agoura Road, Westlake Village, CA 91361
If your favorite shop is fixin’ to close, keep in mind that you have many, many options, as one of our favorite guests Julie Wolfson told us a few years back.
Perhaps we should get her back on the show soon to refresh her list of high-quality coffee shops for discerning Angelenos.
