BIZNOTE FOLLOWUP: Starbucks moves up Alki’s final day to today

| West Seattle businesses | West Seattle news | WS beverages

10:54 AM: Thanks for the tips. When Starbucks announced last month that it would permanently close its Alki shop, the final day was announced as this Sunday, August 11. But now there’s a note on the door (as shown in our photo above) saying the doors will close for the last time at 6 pm tonight (Friday, August 9). We have an inquiry out to the company asking about the change. When Starbucks announced the shutdown of the 2742 Alki Avenue SW store after 25 years, the company said only that the decision was the result of a process in which they “evaluate our store portfolio annually to determine where we can best meet our community and customers’ needs.”

11:39 AM: Starbucks spokesperson Sam Jefferies says the “change” is because he initially told us (and other media organizations, according to our online check of others’ stories) the wrong date – he now says it was always planned as today.

NW August 9, 2024 (11:27 am)

This is going to be especially tough on bus drivers who layover and take a break out front the route 50 which runs 7 days a week between rainier valley and Alki early am to late pm.

k August 9, 2024 (12:27 pm)

Reply

There’s a break at the other end of the route, too, and it’s at a major transit hub so they have restaurants, grocery stores, and an independent coffee shop to support there. I think they’ll be fine.

TP August 9, 2024 (11:32 am)

Yawn, way better coffee options in West Seattle anyway.

Ms_F August 9, 2024 (12:08 pm)

Reply

But there are no other options with long hours on Alki.
John August 9, 2024 (12:27 pm)

Reply

I mean yeah there’s a few but not a specific dedicated coffee shop on Alki but used to be Tully’s but that’s been gone for years now. And the issue I have with other locations is the inconsistency

Jeepney August 9, 2024 (11:36 am)

“Best meet our community and customers needs”. Yeah, sure. Bottom line had absolutely nothing to do with this decision. Hopefully a good BBQ spot or soul food joint goes into that location.

Jim August 9, 2024 (12:26 pm)

Reply

They got broken into two or three times in the last year or so they probably got tired of that plus I’m sure the rent is pretty high for that space

Larch August 9, 2024 (12:24 pm)

Sad end to a favorite and much needed spot on Alki. All those saying “oh much better coffee elsewhere” when this was announced … you’re truly missing the point. As for Starbucks – this really should have been a flagship location for them. Quite a loss.

Scarlett August 9, 2024 (12:35 pm)

Starbucks needs to keep paying that dividend on the millions of shares nestled in shareholder’s 401K’s. The profit motto dictates everything in life, from the sundry to the supernatural.

Chris Moore August 9, 2024 (12:46 pm)

Sad to see it go. They gave our free snacks this morning and I purchased their last ever London Fog

Phillip F Sweetland August 9, 2024 (12:56 pm)

I cancelled my auto-renewal on my Starbucks card because I now will have forage elsewhere. I will really miss the weekly visits with my sons at Alki Starbucks.