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

Starbucks, long synonymous with the idea of a "third place" between home and work, has reversed its open-door policy.

If you want to hang out or use the restroom at Starbucks, you’re going to have to buy something. Starbucks said Monday it was ...

In a 180-move Monday, Starbucks announced the company is reversing its open-door policy in all its company-owned North ...

Starbucks has announced that it will be reversing its open door policy, which was first implemented in 2018. The ...

Starbucks reverses its open-door policy requiring purchases for restroom access and seating after nearly seven years of ...

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

Starbucks recently reversed its open-door policy and will soon require patrons to make a purchase if they wish to use a restroom or hang out in the store. News of the policy change was met with a ...

Enforcement of in-store policies often falls to front-line workers. The union that advocates for their interests wants them ...

Starbucks announced reversing its open-door policy, initially introduced in 2018 to promote inclusivity. From January 2025, non-paying visitors will no longer have automatic access to its spaces.