The one on Placer and Pine and the ones on Cypress at City Hall and the one behind Barnes and Noble should close because of proximity and over necessity.

I had fread in a different paper that older Starbucks were targeted since their leases were up. One reason there are so many Starbucks near each other was that they outbid others in offering to pay high rent supported by their over-priced coffee. They could all close and I wouldn't care, but somebody must like them.

think the SBs in Safeways should go - why don't they just sell SW coffee (or maybe they do, in deli area)!

wonder if the one on Lake (near Walgreens) is safe?

I used to buy the SB bags ocas. on sale (Target had low prices), but ALL coffee has gone up lately so some of us need to find alternatives for tight budgets!

The lake one is safe, it's always busy, any time of day. After 5, the City Hall Starbucks is empty.

SurferSue, I agree.
I go to Starbucks not only to grab a cup of coffee, but to sit and relax and read my Sat or Sun paper. I don't want to do this in the lobby of a grocery store. I'd rather the other locations remain open.

The Starbucks that are located inside stores (Safeway, Barnes & Noble) are not actually run by Starbucks. The company has no power to close those types of stores. In most cases the stores that will close are those new locations that don't meet operating costs.

Way to go YAKS. I've always enjoyed the laid back atmosphere of the Bechelli store and look forward to visiting the new one.

As for Starbucks closings...the one across from City Hall is a goner; there is a sign inside the store stating that. I was in the Anderson one last week (along with Arnold Schwarzenegger), there wasn't anything posted at that time. I agree with whatagrl36, they should close the store locations before the others.

Is it just me or does the Starbucks in Safeway always smell like a sour dishrag?
My favorite one is (was) the civic center one, ironically because there were never many people there...

"• Wal-Mart shopping center in Anderson: Is the Anderson Marketplace big enough for the world’s largest retailer and world’s largest coffee chain?"

To answer your question:
"Every town should have a Starbucks. It’s safe."

hey hey now, safeway starbucks is one of the best in town (at least the downtown one). customers tell me that all the time. we were there first anyway, they should close the civic center one up the street that stole our business.

Like the name say YAKS. Who needs another coffee store in this town. Certainly not Redding. Businesses in the Anderson shopping center are closing left and right. Babs closed, the burrito place is gone, the hat outlet is gone, next to go is Surf city squeeze then Luigis. The rents are too high and the landlord won't budge.
Starborks should close as well.

Went to the new Yaks today. The atmosphere was very nice but they need to work on their service. It's very slow and there is not enough room to sit. I felt crowded in that house from all the people trying to find a place to sit. The pictures were nice though.

I much perfer the Bechelli Yaks as there is much more room and the service is outstanding and faster than the downtown one. The only thing that was disconcerning was when they were construncting the new Yaks they took down most the decoration of the Bechelli and even took the dishes to the new one. They need to bring back all the neat things they had back to the Bechelli. When they opened the new one I almost thought they were going to be closing down the old one because they stripped it from its decorations.

Like New2Redding said the Starbucks inside Safeway and Barnes & Noble are franchises owned by those companies and would not be affected by the closures. Of the two Starbucks near the Mt. Shasta Mall I would guess that it would be the older location in the Village Shopping Center would go. The lack of adequate parking makes getting in and out of there for your on the way to work coffee impossible. The new Starbucks in the Home Depot parking lot has a drive through. It's the only drive through coffee shop within miles of the mall. I too love to sit on a big comfey chair inside Starbucks and read the paper HOWEVER I usually just don't have the time. Go drive through!

The news tonight said that they are closing the Starbucks on Placer and the one on Cypress/Civic Center in the next 6 months.

I'm sure your manager would not be pleased at this level of vitriol toward another store. You're all the same company, and they didn't *steal your business.*

I hope they don't close the one on Placer. That one -- more than any other in town -- feels like a destination. People don't wander into that one by accident. Then again, maybe that's what keeps business down. You had to figure they were at or near a saturation point already (11 in Redding?!).

They are actually not the same company- they are safeway employees just selling the Starbucks brand. Same with the one in Barnes & Noble.

I'm sad Placer & California is closing- that's a beautiful store and great for everyone who works down there to walk too.

I have been known to indulge in Starbucks coffee on occassion. I am glad that we have the option in Redding, although I don't think we need one on every corner. I think it is a positive thing for our community that some of them will close. Hopefully, this will give the small local coffee shops a better chance at survival. As a community we should support our local small business owners much more than we do and reduce our hunger for the large chain stores.

support local businesses! yeah, for YAKS. sky_pup, give them time. they are still hiring ad figuring out their new location. it can be vey disorienting to work in a new location, especially at someplace fast paced like a restaurant/coffee shop. shasta77, YAKS is more than a "just a coffee place". its a place to hang out and visit with friends, get really good food, in a great environment.