@bostonglobe: For years, Starbucks was a fixture of downtown Boston, with locations scattered across its busiest blocks. Not anymore. Business reporter Alexa Gagosz explains what’s going on with the coffee giant. Video by Maria Pemberton #bostontiktok #starbucks #bostoncoffee #localnews

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rumiicon
Rumiicon 🍉 :
We shouldn’t be drinking Starbucks anyways
2026-10-19 19:15:10
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ryneal86
tigher :
Prob cuz they unionized
2026-10-20 03:07:04
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cgoggs
C :
Ummmm… looks like plenty
2026-10-19 20:02:18
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missy_189
Missy 🌹 :
I don't think so lol the Back Bay area alone has so many. I can literally think of 4 locations in that area just off the top of my head
2026-10-19 19:30:02
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dpvone
dpvone :
Good. Horrible bitter coffee.
2026-10-19 20:08:54
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bfuentes33
Bryan Fuentes :
Replacing Starbucks with Blank St will not change anything. Dunkin needs to stop with their price gouging. George Howell and Farmers Horse all the way!
2026-10-19 20:43:20
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bethanyinboston
Bethany Saxton :
There is another one open right across from south station.
2026-10-19 23:36:29
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teniyareneee
teniyarenee :
This would’ve been a good opportunity to promote a small local owned coffee shops. But then posting Blank Street and Ralph Lauren. 🙃
2026-10-19 21:33:08
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radonide
Є :
Nature is healing
2026-10-27 01:27:29
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cesarbrzusa
Cesar :
Starbucks has terrible quality, and don’t even get me started on how disgusting some of their stores are. 🤢 We should be supporting small, local coffee shops instead! 💙💯☕
2026-10-26 21:30:24
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robertdalton8
Robert Dalton :
Don’t know if it counts, but there’s a Starbucks in back bay and one outside north station in star market.
2026-10-21 03:09:29
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theregoesyvonne
Yvonne 🙋🏼‍♀️ :
Great but now blank street is moving in 😩
2026-10-19 20:37:52
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peepeepoopoosydney
Syd’s Knees :
Shoutout the staff at State Street. They are amazing
2026-10-23 14:29:54
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simonbelmontkent
Simón Kent :
Is it the unionizing?
2026-10-23 15:57:36
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redrabbit.redrabbit
Red :
when did we break up with blaze? 💔
2026-10-20 16:17:01
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jt_home
JT_Home :
We’re a Dunkin’s town
2026-10-19 22:19:45
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danaziacrawley0
danaziacrawley :
This is Boston, less than a 30 minute drive from where DD was founded. I'm a real New Englander, if I'm having coffee, it'll be from dunks
2026-10-20 04:33:43
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riley.mcmackin
rilez🩷 :
Good!
2026-10-20 11:38:22
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late.game.hustle
Hustle.The.Mighty :
being perfectly honest I am not really a coffee drinker at all, but if I do need it I will always prefer Dunkin or even Honey Dew donuts over Starbucks any day. it's a price thing
2026-10-20 18:20:19
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mikemcgilvrayo
mikemcgilvrayo :
This one inside the coffee place shopping center.
2026-10-20 16:55:57
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xy449
X Y :
Does nobody else own a coffee machine?
2026-10-20 12:15:44
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devdevlin77
devdevlin77 :
Karma. They’d scout for little coffee shops and offer the landlord double for the space… when I worked for Seattle’s Best (MIT location) they told them give us this space or we’re moving across the street. 😠
2026-10-20 07:10:09
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drinkingoutacups
MC Mountcastle :
I quit going years ago.
2026-10-20 14:15:14
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thatoldqueen
Cory Gardner :
Byeeee
2026-10-19 21:54:45
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6six1one7seven
6six1one7seven :
Dunkin is all franchise owned now so it depends on the location as far as pricing that’s why if you go to Dunkin and then go to the Dunkin across the street. The prices are gonna be completely different because they’re owned by different franchises. Also, the pricing depends on where they are located. There’s a couple in high-rises here in Boston and they charge a lot because their rent is a lot. I know our location and post office Square the charger is a little over five dollars after tax for a medium iced coffee. Another location not far from there charges a little over four for a medium iced coffee.
2026-10-20 11:03:40
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