Starbucks is laying off an unspecified number of employees at its Seattle headquarters. The layoffs affect a relatively small number of employees at the 3,500-person headquarters. The majority of the layoffs will take place at the Seattle headquarters, but are not confined to that office.

No employees will be laid off at the store level. Layoffs began at the beginning of the year and employees will continue to be notified for the next few weeks. The positions eliminated came from a variety of different departments, Mills said, and included positions from entry level jobs up to vice president.