Jul 18, 2008 8:49 am US/Eastern
Starbucks Closing 8 Local Stores
BOSTON (WBZ) ―
Starbucks has released its list of local stores that will be shut down as part of its nationwide revamping of the popular coffee chain.
Earlier this month, Starbucks announced it would close 600 underperforming stores in the United States.
Here are the 8 shops to be shut down in Massachusetts and New Hampshire:
Middlesex Turnpike - 47 Middlesex Turnpike - Burlington
Dartmouth Mall - Dartmouth
Newton Centre - 70 Union St. - Newton
Emerald Square Mall - 999 S Washington St. - N. Attleboro
Sharon - 5 Post Office Sq. - Sharon
Stoughton - 425 Washington St. - Stoughton
Shrewsbury St Marketplace - 225 Shrewsbury St. - Worcester
Rochester Shoppes - Washington St. - Rochester, N.H.
The closings will begin this month and continue through March.
For more details, visit Starbucks
Web site.
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