Starbucks is ending its pickup-only store concept, including at this location in Seattle near the Space Needle. (GeekWire Photos /) I stopped

The coffee giant is walking away from a format it once bet big on: the mobile-order-only store, dubbed “Starbucks Pick Up.” Around 80 to 90 of these stripped-down locations — places with no seats, no counter, and barely a presence — are being shut down through 2026.

As part of the evaluation, Niccol said, Starbucks will "sunset" some of its pick-up only concept stores that launched in 2019. According to the company, there are currently between 80 and 90 of these types of stores across the U.S.