Caffeine is a necessity for many college students — but soon, University of Texas at Austin students living in the West Campus area will have to look elsewhere for their convenient java fix.

The Seattle-based coffee giant says the pickup-only model, which caters to mobile orders, is "overly transactional" and lacks the brand's signature warmth and human connection. Nominate a Woman of Influence today. Help the Puget Sound Business Journal honor the region's top women business and civic leaders with its 2025 Women of Influence Awards.

Starbucks is ending its pickup-only store concept, including at this location in Seattle near the Space Needle. (GeekWire Photos /) I stopped