Starbucks ended a 7-year-old policy that invited anyone to hang out in its stores or use its restrooms, regardless of whether ...

Some baristas anticipate an increase in customer altercations due to a new policy requiring an item purchase to use the ...

Starbucks is ending its open-door policy, which allowed anyone to use its restrooms or hang out without making a purchase.

All company-owned Starbucks locations will default to ceramic mugs for customers consuming beverages in stores, and will also ...

The coffee chain confirmed the change on January 13. It replaces the previous open-door policy, which Starbucks implemented after two black men were arrested in 2018 after one asked to use the ...

A Starbucks employee said the chain held training on how to handle customers asking to use the restroom or sit in the store ...

Social media posts ran the gamut. Some said the change was overdue, and that Starbucks' open-door policy had invited trouble and left fewer seats available for paying customers. But others ...

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