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 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 visitors must now buy something to sit in its cafes or use the restroom, reversing the chain's open-door policy ...

Starbucks is reversing its open-door policy after almost seven years, now requiring that people make a purchase if they want to hang out at its coffee shops or use its restrooms. The coffee giant ...

In a significant shift from its previous approach, Starbucks has announced the reversal of its open-door policy, which had allowed non-paying customers to freely utilize its cafes and restrooms.