Random article about Chicago, but this news has been all over my feeds. Reeks of union busting to me. They closed one of the six-in-the-world Reserve Roasteries, the one in Seattle, overnight. Workers got dressed before the crack of dawn to find their workplace boarded up with a sign on the door. The night shift was sent home early for “building maintenance” which was just time to board up the place.
They’re not here that long on this side of the Atlantic, I think the first store opened about 20+ years ago. They’re full, but people get sick of it fairly quick. People (in my area) are going back to traditional coffee shops. The gawpy bright Starbucks in a paper cup and crap coffee are definitely on the way out.