The store is officially remaining open because the company reversed their decision after seeing the collective commitment of our neighborhood. Your willingness to speak up ensured our community hub stayed exactly where it belongs. I am deeply appreciative of the time and energy you contributed to reach this outcome.
August 4, 2019
Final supporters
Despite our efforts and great media coverage of our campaign, Starbucks closed our store on August 30.
We knew it would be hard to change a corporate decision of this nature. Our hope was in creating a very public opportunity for Starbucks to show its commitment to community. We succeeded in creating that opportunity, but clearly Starbucks did not see the value in it.
Nevertheless, Starbucks has expressed interest in contributing to our community as a result of our campaign. We're working on putting them in touch with local charities. Hopefully there will be some good news to share on this topic soon.
Below you can read the original text of our petition.
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Starbucks plans to close our store in Hillcrest Village on August 30.
This store is an amazing hub for our community. In fact, our Hillcrest store truly represents what Starbucks promises to be: an inclusive place where we gather to share great coffee and deepen human connection.
We urge Starbucks to live up to its promise by keeping our store open.
Please sign the petition, add a comment about what this means to you, and share!
(After you sign, the iPetitions website that is hosting our petition will ask for a donation because it's a free service. Don't worry, you don't need to pay anything - you can simply close and you're done.)
Follow the campaign: Twitter @SaveOurStarbcks / IG saveourstarbcks
Contact us: [email protected]
This message will be sent to Starbucks Canada President Michael Conway:
To Michael Conway, EVP and President of Starbucks Canada
From the patrons of Hillcrest Village Starbucks Store
Dear Michael,
We are very surprised and dismayed to learn of your decision to close our neighbourhood Starbucks store. This store is an important hub and meeting place for our community. It's a meaningful place and its closing would be a loss for so many. We urge you to keep it open.
Our store is valued for many reasons. For starters, it’s on the corner of the main intersection in our neighbourhood. It's a popular place to stop on our way to and from errands and work -- it’s right by the streetcar and bus stops, and it’s easy to park the car here for a brief or longer visit.
But this is much more than a commuter store. It’s a place where local residents from diverse backgrounds, of different ages, abilities, occupations, identities -- people who would not typically share a common social space -- get to meet and feel connected as a community.
This community includes parents who find the store an easy and enjoyable place to bring their babies and infants. It includes teenagers who visit the store in lively groups on their school lunch breaks. Children and youth are regulars here. For those of us who are older, who come here to work, to read, to knit, to chat with friends, it’s really meaningful to be in this vibrant family environment. People come in from local businesses and from events at the nearby community centre. On any given day, you’ll find tradespeople sitting next to mum’s groups sitting next to professionals meeting clients. You’ll meet people who are differently abled and neurodiverse -- one of the best things about our store is that it’s accessible and inclusive. On evenings you’ll see couples on dates and international students working on assignments with friends and tutors. On weekends you’ll meet parents whose kids are in the Japanese school, families coming in after karate classes or on their way to festivals, and you can tell the time by the coming and going of crowds from the fitness clubs. Adding to this rich social atmosphere, the staff in the store are consistently wonderful, remembering so many of us and our interests, and the whole store experience is enhanced by an abundance of natural light.
There's no other place like this in our neighbourhood.
In fact, our Hillcrest store is exactly what Starbucks, in its mission statement, promises to be: a “third place” where “we can gather, as a community, to share great coffee and deepen human connection.” This is where many of us discovered Starbucks, and this store made us loyal.
But we don’t just want to tell you this. We want to show you.
We understand that it's easy for company executives to lose sight of what's happening on the ground.
So here’s our suggestion. Why don’t you come down to our store and meet us for a coffee? We’ll help you to see the place from our point of view.
You’ll be our guest, Michael. Coffee’s on us.
(We’ve got the points!)
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
July 15, 2019
Reached 100 supporters
July 6, 2019
158 Comments
It's a beautiful building and the Starbucks is a feel good place. Especially after the closure of the long time Worls Class Bakers, the Starbucks is even more needed in the community and near the Barns.
Strong brew builds strong community. In turn, we give strength to the Starbucks name in conversation and in consumer loyalty to the brand.Closing our local store will taint our loyalty for Starbucks.
Our neighbourhood Starbucks is more than a place to grab coffee. It’s a place to see friendly faces you’ve known forever, to catch up with old friends and to connect to the fantastic staff that are the glue that keeps that store together.
Please don't close this starbucks! I have very warm memories of bringing my first baby here because it was the only place on the st. clair west strip with a changing table in the bathroom. It is now a go to for my family after afternoons at Wychwood barns park for drinks and cake pops for my two girls.
I urge you to consider alternative closings of less community based locations to fulfill the corporate goal. Besides, it is likely one of your competitors will see an opportunity to take advantage of the loyal cafe crowd of this tight knit community. KGB
This starbucks is the nearest to my house, and I love it, they always have the kindest staff and great service, I need my daily starbucks coffee, I can't stand to walk 30 minutes to another Starbucks, please, don't close it down.
See the documentary "The Corporation" and consult your 'bottom line' conscience accordingly. There is a top line to reach for according to your own core values.
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The store is officially remaining open because the company reversed their decision after seeing the collective commitment of our neighborhood. Your willingness to speak up ensured our community hub stayed exactly where it belongs. I am deeply appreciative of the time and energy you contributed to reach this outcome.
August 4, 2019
Final supporters
Despite our efforts and great media coverage of our campaign, Starbucks closed our store on August 30.
We knew it would be hard to change a corporate decision of this nature. Our hope was in creating a very public opportunity for Starbucks to show its commitment to community. We succeeded in creating that opportunity, but clearly Starbucks did not see the value in it.
Nevertheless, Starbucks has expressed interest in contributing to our community as a result of our campaign. We're working on putting them in touch with local charities. Hopefully there will be some good news to share on this topic soon.
Below you can read the original text of our petition.
---
Starbucks plans to close our store in Hillcrest Village on August 30.
This store is an amazing hub for our community. In fact, our Hillcrest store truly represents what Starbucks promises to be: an inclusive place where we gather to share great coffee and deepen human connection.
We urge Starbucks to live up to its promise by keeping our store open.
Please sign the petition, add a comment about what this means to you, and share!
(After you sign, the iPetitions website that is hosting our petition will ask for a donation because it's a free service. Don't worry, you don't need to pay anything - you can simply close and you're done.)
Follow the campaign: Twitter @SaveOurStarbcks / IG saveourstarbcks
Contact us: [email protected]
This message will be sent to Starbucks Canada President Michael Conway:
To Michael Conway, EVP and President of Starbucks Canada
From the patrons of Hillcrest Village Starbucks Store
Dear Michael,
We are very surprised and dismayed to learn of your decision to close our neighbourhood Starbucks store. This store is an important hub and meeting place for our community. It's a meaningful place and its closing would be a loss for so many. We urge you to keep it open.
Our store is valued for many reasons. For starters, it’s on the corner of the main intersection in our neighbourhood. It's a popular place to stop on our way to and from errands and work -- it’s right by the streetcar and bus stops, and it’s easy to park the car here for a brief or longer visit.
But this is much more than a commuter store. It’s a place where local residents from diverse backgrounds, of different ages, abilities, occupations, identities -- people who would not typically share a common social space -- get to meet and feel connected as a community.
This community includes parents who find the store an easy and enjoyable place to bring their babies and infants. It includes teenagers who visit the store in lively groups on their school lunch breaks. Children and youth are regulars here. For those of us who are older, who come here to work, to read, to knit, to chat with friends, it’s really meaningful to be in this vibrant family environment. People come in from local businesses and from events at the nearby community centre. On any given day, you’ll find tradespeople sitting next to mum’s groups sitting next to professionals meeting clients. You’ll meet people who are differently abled and neurodiverse -- one of the best things about our store is that it’s accessible and inclusive. On evenings you’ll see couples on dates and international students working on assignments with friends and tutors. On weekends you’ll meet parents whose kids are in the Japanese school, families coming in after karate classes or on their way to festivals, and you can tell the time by the coming and going of crowds from the fitness clubs. Adding to this rich social atmosphere, the staff in the store are consistently wonderful, remembering so many of us and our interests, and the whole store experience is enhanced by an abundance of natural light.
There's no other place like this in our neighbourhood.
In fact, our Hillcrest store is exactly what Starbucks, in its mission statement, promises to be: a “third place” where “we can gather, as a community, to share great coffee and deepen human connection.” This is where many of us discovered Starbucks, and this store made us loyal.
But we don’t just want to tell you this. We want to show you.
We understand that it's easy for company executives to lose sight of what's happening on the ground.
So here’s our suggestion. Why don’t you come down to our store and meet us for a coffee? We’ll help you to see the place from our point of view.
You’ll be our guest, Michael. Coffee’s on us.
(We’ve got the points!)
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
July 15, 2019
Reached 100 supporters
July 6, 2019
158 Comments
I worked in this store for almost 2 years and I loved it! It is such a great community and the customers are awesome! Don’t close this store please! It will be deeply missed if you do!
It's a beautiful building and the Starbucks is a feel good place. Especially after the closure of the long time Worls Class Bakers, the Starbucks is even more needed in the community and near the Barns.
Strong brew builds strong community. In turn, we give strength to the Starbucks name in conversation and in consumer loyalty to the brand.Closing our local store will taint our loyalty for Starbucks.
Our neighbourhood Starbucks is more than a place to grab coffee. It’s a place to see friendly faces you’ve known forever, to catch up with old friends and to connect to the fantastic staff that are the glue that keeps that store together.
Please don't close this starbucks! I have very warm memories of bringing my first baby here because it was the only place on the st. clair west strip with a changing table in the bathroom. It is now a go to for my family after afternoons at Wychwood barns park for drinks and cake pops for my two girls.
I urge you to consider alternative closings of less community based locations to fulfill the corporate goal. Besides, it is likely one of your competitors will see an opportunity to take advantage of the loyal cafe crowd of this tight knit community. KGB
This starbucks is the nearest to my house, and I love it, they always have the kindest staff and great service, I need my daily starbucks coffee, I can't stand to walk 30 minutes to another Starbucks, please, don't close it down.
See the documentary "The Corporation" and consult your 'bottom line' conscience accordingly. There is a top line to reach for according to your own core values.
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I worked in this store for almost 2 years and I loved it! It is such a great community and the customers are awesome! Don’t close this store please! It will be deeply missed if you do!