La Boulange: La Boulange to bid adieu to Bay Area, following Starbucks order to shut down

La Boulange is facing its final moments. Several months after Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) announced it will shutter all 23 of the stand-alone La Boulange bakery locations it acquired in 2012, closures of the stores are beginning this week. Get A.M. business scoops. Subscribe to SVBJ's free morning email newsletter. As Hoodline first reported, stores will start closing in San Francisco as early as Friday, including 685 Market Street and 543 Columbus Avenue, which will close as early as 1 p.m....