New York (CNN Business) Starbucks will stop selling newspapers and a number of food items to declutter stores and remove products customers aren't buying.

The coffee chain will begin removing newspapers and kiosks for grab-and-go snacks and bags of whole-bean coffee beginning in September. The changes will take place in Starbucks' 8,600 company-owned stores in the United States.

Bags of whole bean coffee will no longer be for sale at Starbucks.

Starbucks SBUX "We are always looking at what we offer our customers in our stores and making adjustments to our portfolio based on changing customer behavior," aspokesperson told CNN Business.

The New York Times said it was disappointed by the decision, but it believes Starbucks customers who want to read the paper will be able to find it elsewhere.

"We're confident that given our wide retail distribution, readers will have no trouble finding The New York Times for sale at nearby outlets," the New York Times said in a statement.

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