The Starbucks South Florida Closure List
As much as I hate writing about the Starbucks closures again (I'm not a big coffee drinker, and I've never quite understood the cult of Starbucks), I know that lots of people depend on them for their morning coffee fix, and I'd like for these people to be prepared if their favorite Starbucks location is closing. The last thing we need in South Florida is a bunch of people going through caffeine withdrawals on the road. So here's the list of closures:
Palm Beach:
• 13910 Jog Rd in Delray Beach
• 1200 Town Center Dr (Abacoa) in Jupiter
• 801 N Congress Ave (Boynton Beach Mall) in Boynton Beach
• 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Dr (Dowtown at the Gardens) in Palm Beach Gardens
• 3101 PGA Blvd (Gardens Mall) in Palm Beach Gardens
• 5100 PGA Blvd (PGA Commons Central) in Palm Beach Gardens
• 650 S Rosemary Ave (City Place) in West Palm Beach
Broward:
• 1100 W Broward Blvd in Fort Lauderdale
• 3399 N State Rd 7 (Lakes Mall) in Lauderdale Lakes
• 9439 W Atlantic Blvd (Coral Square Mall) in Pompano Beach
Miami-Dade:
• 9600 SW 160th St in Miami
• 750 NE 125th St in North Miami
A few thoughts: Palm Beach Gardens is really bearing the brunt of the closures, although after looking at the locations, it looks like the company might have really over-saturated the market there. I should note the Lauderdale Lakes closing also, which Michael Mayo at the Sun-Sentinel wrote was the one that Magic Johnson brought to town. It's one of the few Starbucks in predominantly black neighborhoods.
'Magic' evaporates at Lauderdale Lakes Starbucks [Sun-Sentinel]
Starbucks [Official Site]
Comments
At least Luna Star Cafe & Gallery has less competition in North Miami Beach over coffee brews! I think this would come as good news for them considering we don't have many independent coffee houses in Miami.
Posted by: JD | July 22, 2008 02:37 PM