Starbucks reverses open-door policy: Buy something or leave
The new code of conduct also bans discrimination or harassment, consumption of alcohol, smoking, drug use, and panhandling in ...
Starbucks is getting back to basics — but trains baristas in de-escalation to manage new tensions
It’s an almost quixotic ambition after years in which the Starbucks experience has drifted toward something less human and ...
Starbucks is changing its free water and bathroom policies. Store workers say that might be tough to enforce.
Starbucks is about to make visitors buy something to use the bathroom or get free water. Some workers say the plans might not ...
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Starbucks reverses its open-door policy, requiring people to make a purchase if they want to stay
Starbucks spokesperson Jaci Anderson said the new rules are designed to help prioritize paying customers. Anderson said most other retailers already have similar rules. "We want everyone to feel ...
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Buy or leave, Starbucks tells nonpaying customers in policy reversal
Starbucks spokeswoman Jaci Anderson told The Washington Post in a statement that the policy is designed to prioritize paying customers and staff, and to make everyone “feel welcome and ...
Starbucks purchase required to hang out, use bathroom. What to know about the policy in Indiana
Starbucks' new purchase-required policy reverses the open door rule put in place after a store called police on Black men waiting for a meeting.
Starbucks' policy change flushes out a debate over public restroom access
Starbucks’ decision to restrict its restrooms to paying customers has flushed out a wider problem: a patchwork of restroom ...
Starbucks brings back refills, condiments. Here's what you can get at Michigan locations
Starbucks is bringing back select "coffeehouse amenities" like free refills for in-customers and condiment bars in Michigan. Here's what to know.
Pay to stay: Starbucks reverses its open-door policy
Starbucks visitors must now buy something to sit in its cafes or use the restroom, reversing the chain's open-door policy instated in 2018.
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Buy a drink or get out: Starbucks reverses open-door policy. Here's what's changing
The policy change brings them in line with most retailers and is "a practical step that helps us prioritize our paying customers who want to sit and enjoy our cafes or need to use the restroom during ...