Starbucks closing south Fort Collins shop as shift to drive-thru, curbside pickup continues

A Fort Collins Starbucks is serving its last cup of coffee on Tuesday.

The chain's location at 250 E. Harmony Road, just west of John F. Kennedy Parkway, will shutter at the end of the business day.

"As difficult as this was, we must make the right business decisions for the sake of Starbucks' long-term growth," a Starbucks spokesperson said in a statement emailed to the Coloradoan Tuesday.

The decision to close the location came as part of Starbucks' "standard course of business," the spokesperson also said, noting that it continually evaluates its business "to ensure a healthy store portfolio."

Employees at the 250 E. Harmony Road location were given the option of transferring to other nearby locations, according to the spokesperson.

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This is at least the second Fort Collins Starbucks to close in recent years, following the spring 2020 closure of the coffee chain's Campus West location.

The Campus West shop, 1335 W. Elizabeth St., shuttered amid a spate of closures for the company as it shifted its focus to curbside pickup, drive-thru operations and mobile-only pickup. The company opened its second Fort Collins drive-thru location in Midtown last summer.

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