Is this the new Bearista at Starbucks? The coffee chain has launched a new merch collection featuring Miffy. See the plushies, mugs, cups and more.

Starbucks announced in a news release Friday it will eliminate 300 U.S. corporate positions and close several regional support offices as CEO Brian Niccol continues efforts to turn around the coffee chain’s performance. The layoffs do not affect employees working in Starbucks coffeehouses.

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Miffy is hopping on over to Starbucks. The Miffy + Starbucks collection releases in U.S. and Canada locations on Tuesday, May 19. First launched in Singapore and the Asia-Pacific, the collection features a Miffy plush sporting a green apron,

The layoffs are part of cuts that Starbucks announced last week, and are focused in the company’s support center at the Sodo headquarters, according to the filing. Many of the roles affected included administrative assistants, managers and more than a handful of vice presidents.

A Washington Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification said that the cuts "will result in the relocation or contracting out of certain of the employer’s operations or the partners’ positions."

The coffee giant told Snopes a sign at a store in Singapore claiming as much was "posted erroneously."