By the end of the month, San Francisco Starbucks fans will have fewer options.
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The San Francisco Business Times reported this week that the brand will close seven outlets in the city on Oct. 22. It wasn't apparent why the firm closed the locations.
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A Starbucks spokeswoman told Eat This, Not That! that the firm reviews its location portfolio annually and makes modifications to best serve
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customers. A spokesman did not explain why all seven San Francisco locations will stop serving visitors.
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"Each year as a standard course of business, we evaluate the store portfolio to determine where we can best meet our community and
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customers' needs," said the release. "This includes opening new locations, identifying stores in need of investment or renovation,
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Earlier this month, Starbucks Northern California regional vice president Jessica Borton informed district managers
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of the closures by letter. Borton wrote in that letter that closing those locations was a "very difficult decision" but didn't explain why.