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Starbucks Restructures Leadership Amid Sales Decline and Cuts

9/30/2025

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Deb Hall Lefevre resigns as Starbucks CTO; Ningyu Chen named interim CTO.
The departure aligns with CEO Brian Niccol’s technology-led turnaround and cuts.
Starbucks reports six consecutive quarters of declining sales and plans to close hundreds of underperforming U.S./Canada stores, with AI-powered inventory counter and new POS system.
900 non-retail positions will be eliminated and restructuring costs total $1 billion.

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Story summary

Deb Hall Lefevre resigns as Starbucks CTO; Ningyu Chen named interim CTO.
The departure aligns with CEO Brian Niccol’s technology-led turnaround and cuts.
Starbucks reports six consecutive quarters of declining sales and plans to close hundreds of underperforming U.S./Canada stores, with AI-powered inventory counter and new POS system.
900 non-retail positions will be eliminated and restructuring costs total $1 billion.