Starbucks, the Seattle-based coffee chain, has been in business since 1971. It recently reversed its open-door policy — and ...

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

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

And the people needing to use the facilities aren’t just people out on a shopping trip. They are Uber drivers, Amazon drivers ...

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.

Starbucks announced the company would reverse its "open door" policy, limiting the use of its premises to paying customers ...

The days of walking into Starbucks to use their free Wifi are over unless you make a purchase. The major coffee franchise recently changed its code of conduct.

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 ...

If you want to spend time at Starbucks –either studying, lounging, or just need to use the bathroom–, you’ll now need to make ...

Starbucks is ending its open-door policy after nearly seven years, now requiring customers to make a purchase to stay in the ...

Starbucks said employees would receive training on enforcing the new policy. The new rules reverse an open-door policy put in place in 2018, after two Black men were arrested at a Philadelphia ...