Starbucks said on Monday it would eliminate 1,100 corporate roles as CEO Brian Niccol pushes ahead with his efforts to streamline the coffee chain and turn around its business. The layoff would include current support partner roles and several hundred additional open and unfilled positions,

Starbucks said it would lay off 1,100 corporate employees and not fill hundreds of open roles, part of new chief executive Brian Niccol’s effort to streamline operations.Niccol said in a message Monday that the cuts would remove corporate layers and duplications and would help the coffee company become more focused.