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Huge coffee chain with 1,300 UK shops closes another branch in city centre
Starbucks has permanently closed its Jubilee Street branch in Brighton, the second store in the city to shut in recent weeks. The move is part of the chain’s wider review of its UK shops amid slowing sales and a cost-saving restructuring programme.
The branch served its last customers on 4 October 2026, and Starbucks said its employees had been redeployed to nearby stores. Customers were directed to branches on St James’s Street and London Road; the chain has about 1,300 UK shops overall, including around 520 company-owned stores.
In short
- Starbucks closed its Jubilee Street shop in Brighton on 4 October.
- It is the second Brighton-area closure in recent weeks.
- Staff were redeployed to nearby stores.
Explained simply
Starbucks is an international coffee chain with about 1,300 shops across the UK. Around 520 are run directly by the company, while others are operated by business partners.
The chain has been reviewing its UK shops as sales growth slows and it seeks to reduce costs. Such reviews can lead to changes in where shops operate and how staff are deployed; Starbucks says employees from the closed branches have moved to nearby stores.