The US coffee giant has opened more than 150 Community Stores since 2011 and is targeting 1,000 of the neighbourhood-focused sites globally by 2030
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Starbucks’ latest Community Store in Ümraniye Yamanevler, Turkey (pictured) opened in November 2024 | Photo credit: Starbucks
Starbucks has outlined plans to significantly scale its Community Stores programme, which offer tailored programmes of local support for the neighbourhoods they serve.
Seattle-based Starbucks has opened more than 150 Community Stores globally since launching the concept in the US in 2011, partnering with local non-profits to address issues including youth unemployment, accessibility, education and housing.
The US coffee giant has now committed to operating 1,000 Community Stores globally by 2030.
Starbucks opened its latest Community Store in Ümraniye Yamanevler, Turkey, in November 2024 – only the third Community Store it has opened in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Partnering with non-profit charity Community Volunteers Foundation (TOG), the drive-thru outlet offers educational programmes for disadvantaged young people to develop new career skills.
“Since our establishment, Starbucks has been a pioneering company that values human relations as much as the art of coffee. While creating this special centre, we have established a heart-to-heart connection with the responsibility of contributing to social development and have made this place a home for our young people,” said Figen Ilgaz, Vice President, Starbucks Turkey Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan.
Other Starbucks Community Stores include an all-female operated drive-thru in Saudi Arabia, a Singapore outlet focused on supporting mental wellness, US stores celebrating the cultures of local Indigenous societies and more than 20 signing stores globally, designed to be more accessible for deaf and hard of hearing customers.