By the end of the month, San Francisco Starbucks fans will have fewer options.
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.
A Starbucks spokeswoman told Eat This, Not That! that the firm reviews its location portfolio annually and makes modifications to best serve customers.
"Each year as a standard course of business, we evaluate the store portfolio to determine where we can best meet our community and customers' needs," said the release.
Earlier this month, Starbucks Northern California regional vice president Jessica Borton informed district managers of the closures by letter.
Borton wrote in that letter that closing those locations was a "very difficult decision" but didn't explain why.
The seven cafes' closures will reduce Starbucks lovers' options, but the city will still have 52 locations. The company has established or renovated three downtown San
Francisco locations in six months and is refurbishing four more. Borton wrote that closing retail employees can transfer to other sites.
A little over a year ago, the coffee giant abruptly closed 16 outlets in numerous major cities. Starbucks closed six locations in Seattle, six in Los Angeles, two in Portland,