Starbucks UK expansion and youth hiring

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1. 25 Sept 2025Background

   Starbucks announces global restructuring, closing underperforming stores

   Starbucks announced a restructuring costing about $1bn, including closing underperforming North American stores and cutting jobs.

2. 1 FebBackground

   UK youth Neet total passes 1 million, a record in over a decade

   Official figures showed more than 1 million 16–24-year-olds in the UK were not in education, employment or training, a level not seen in years.

3. 9 Nov

   Starbucks wants to hire 7,500 baristas in the UK, mostly outside the south

   Starbucks plans 7,500 new barista jobs and 500 new coffee shops by 2031, focusing on the Midlands, northern England, Wales and Scotland as youth unemployment bites.