Massachusetts Starbucks Closing List
Well, it looks like seven Massachusetts Starbucks locations are getting axed:
Seven Massachusetts Starbucks stores are are among the 600 stores nationwide slated to close. Those stores are located on the Middlesex Turnpike in Burlington, the Dartmouth Mall in Dartmouth, 70 Union St. in Newton Centre; Emerald Square Mall in North Attleborough; Five Post Office Square in Sharon; 425 Washington St. in Stoughton; and Shrewsbury Market Place in Worcester.
This is really sad, the Starbucks on Union Street in Newton Centre was the first Starbucks I ever went to. It is inside an historic train station on the Green Line. This is a tragedy, especially when there’s a Starbucks down the road on Centre Street (which used to be a Seattle’s Best Coffee) which could have gotten the axe instead. The Union Street Starbucks is a gorgeous location, and most certainly benefits by being right off the T. What are those numbskulls in Seattle thinking??
Tragic.
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Matt Margolis is co-author (with Mark Noonan) of Caucus of Corruption: The Truth About The New Democratic Majority. He also blogs at The Buffalo Bean. Follow Matt on Twitter.
MA residents must really like their coffee, being able to support all those Dunkin Donuts as well as Starbucks! I wrote about this today too.
http://hubpages.com/hub/The-starbucks-store-closing-list-is-out-Are-your-stores-closing
I, for one, have had quite enough of ubiquitous chain stores. I wish they had also closed the one in Northampton and the location inside the Solomon Pond Mall in Worcester.
check out http://savemystarbucks.com, for the petition to save the Newton Center Union Street location.
Also some press this week:
http://www.wickedlocal.com/newton/news/business/x1882509174/No-more-cups-of-Joe-when-Union-Street-Starbucks-goes
http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2008/07/22/has_this_starbucks_train_left_the_station/