Starbucks said Friday it plans an unspecified number of layoffs as it restructures its corporate staff. In a letter to employees, Starbucks Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol said the Seattle coffee giant needs to ensure all work has a clear and accountable owner who can make decisions. The company also needs to reduce complexity and silos.

Starbucks’ ongoing comeback plan will now include layoffs. CEO Brian Niccol said in a letter Friday that the brand will have “job eliminations and smaller support teams moving forward” as it looks to revitalize the company.

Starbucks Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol, who started in the job in September, said the company needs to reduce complexity among its corporate staff.

Starbucks (SBUX.O), opens new tab CEO Brian Niccol said on Friday the coffee giant will cut jobs as part of its turnaround efforts. The details of the job cuts, to be announced by early March, will not affect the company's in-store teams or the investments it makes in store hours,

"I do not take these decisions lightly, and I appreciate that this will create uncertainty and concern between now and then," Niccol wrote. "I wanted to be transparent about our p