Several Starbucks Pick Up locations across the Houston-area will be closed or converted to full stores as the chain eliminates the small stores in 2026. Starbucks Pick Up stores were designed for grab-and-go mobile and online orders. The locations were typically smaller and did not have customer bathrooms or seating.

Starbucks will be doing away with the pickup-only store model next year, CEO Brian Niccol announced. Here's what that means.

"We found this format to be overly transactional and lacking the warmth and human connection that defines our brand."