Major coffee chain with 1,300 stores to close popular branch in weeks
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A MAJOR coffee chain with 1,300 stores across the UK is pulling down the shutters on one of its branches in weeks. The popular site in Northampton will wave goodbye to customers on January 19. The Starbucks branch inside the Cineworld at Sixfields Leisure will permanently close in a blow for caffeine addicts.
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It comes as Cineworld announced six of its cinemas, including the Northampton site, will close following a restructuring process. A spokesperson for Starbucks said: "Following Cineworld's announcement that they are closing, our store inside Cineworld Sixfields will also close alongside it on January 19, and we are in the process of working with our employees to offer them positions at nearby stores.
"We thank our customers for their loyalty over the years and invite them to find their nearest stores in Northampton, Market Square and St James Retail Park.". Starbucks shoppers and locals have been left gutted after finding out the Sixfields branch is closing for good.
One said: "Leave the cinema open including the coffee shop.". A second said "day ruined" while a third simply added "nooooo". A fourth chipped in: "That was my biggest fear.". It comes as Starbucks is set to close its location in Dumfries, Scotland, on January 12 in a blow for the high street.
The closures aren't the first announced by the US-based chain in recent months either. In April, it announced the closure of one of its Reading cafes, leaving some shoppers "shocked". Back in March, locals were saddened to hear their Dalton Park store, in Murton, Country Durham, would be closing down.
