Starbucks plans to eliminate its mobile-order-only pick-up store concept by 2026, a move that could impact up to five locations in the Seattle area.

Caffeine is a necessity for many college students — but soon, University of Texas at Austin students living in the West Campus area will have to look elsewhere for their convenient java fix.

The Seattle-based coffee giant says the pickup-only model, which caters to mobile orders, is "overly transactional" and lacks the brand's signature warmth and human connection. Nominate a Woman of Influence today. Help the Puget Sound Business Journal honor the region's top women business and civic leaders with its 2025 Women of Influence Awards.