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Philadelphia InquirerNews report · Sep 24, 3:17 PM
Starbucks to shutter 250 stores in North America this week in 2nd wave of closings
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Starbucks plans to close 250 North American stores later this week
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Starbucks plans to close 250 stores. Here's what we know
Most headlines factually report Starbucks' plan to close 250 stores, with minor variations in added context or urgency.
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What happened Starbucks plans to close 250 stores. Here's what we know.
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9 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
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Left / center-leftStarbucks to shutter 250 stores in North America this week in 2nd wave of closings
Philadelphia Inquirer · Center-left · News report
CenterStarbucks plans to close 250 stores. Here's what we know
KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightCoffee Giant To Shutter 250 Stores In New Wave Of Closings
100 Percent Fed Up · Right · News report
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KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles)News report · Sep 24, 3:54 PM
Starbucks plans to close 250 stores. Here's what we know
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Starbucks, the nation’s largest coffee chain, announced Thursday that it will close approximately 250 stores it says are underperforming. “We have carefully reviewed our North America coffe...
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UPIWire story · Sep 24, 3:33 PM
Starbucks to shutter 250 locations in North America
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Starbucks announced it will close about 250 underperforming stores in North America, about 1% of its 18,000 locations.
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WJW FOX8 (Nexstar, Cleveland)News report · Sep 24, 3:26 PM
Starbucks to close 250 stores this week
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Starbucks plans to close 250 North American stores later this week.
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PBS NewsHourNews report · Sep 24, 3:18 PM
Starbucks to shutter 250 stores in North America, a year after big wave of closings
The company didn't say Thursday which coffeehouses will close, how many are located in the U.S. or how many are unionized.
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KRON4 (Nexstar, San Francisco)News report · Sep 24, 3:17 PM
Starbucks to shutter 250 stores in North America this week in 2nd wave of closings
Starbucks plans to close 250 North American stores later this week. It is the second big round of store closures under Starbucks Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol, who joined the company in 202...
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Arab NewsNews report · Sep 24, 3:06 PM
Starbucks to shutter 250 stores in North America this week in 2nd wave of closings
Starbucks is closing 250 stores across North America, the second major round of closures, targeting locations that are either financially underperforming or failing to meet the company’s st...
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100 Percent Fed UpNews report · Sep 24, 2:27 PM
BREAKING: Coffee Giant To Shutter 250 Stores In New Wave Of Closings
Starbucks is closing about 250 North American cafés this week. Here is what the company says about the cuts, affected workers and the missing location list.
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ForbesNews report · Sep 24, 2:24 PM
Starbucks Closing 250 Stores In North America—Here’s Why
The company’s chief operating officer said it would support staff at impacted stores with transfer opportunities or severance.
Details15/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 9 sources
15/99 Wording GapHigh confidence9 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 9 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report, Wire story
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