The popular coffee chain Starbucks is putting the kibosh on its open-door policy and will now only welcome paying customers to hang out and utilize the restrooms at its stores. In a letter ...

communities connect. What happens when your neighborhood coffee shop tightens its doors? Starbucks, long synonymous with the idea of a “third place” between home and work, has reversed its ...

Starbucks now requires customers to make a purchase to stay in its stores or use its restrooms. The updated policy bans disruptive behavior, smoking, vaping, and panhandling. The new rules reverse ...

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 ...

The chain's previous policy let people stay at shops without buying anything. Starbucks is officially changing its code of conduct and ending a longtime policy that permitted people to sit and ...

Starbucks was on the cusp of a big change in late 2024. This year will bring even more shifts for both baristas and coffee-lovers. Starbucks' sales had slowed and even lost ground in the first ...

Starbucks will require people visiting its coffee shops to buy something in order to stay or to use its bathrooms, the company announced in a letter sent to store managers on Monday. The new ...

Planning to pop into Starbucks to meet a friend, use the restroom, or use the internet? You better order a latte or cold brew before you do. Nearly seven years ago, the world's biggest coffee ...

Starbucks is making a major change to its rules that may affect your next bathroom break. On Monday, the Seattle-based brand shared a new code of conduct with its store employees, announcing ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Hanging out at Starbucks will cost you as the company reverses its open-door policy. Here’s what to know ...

Starbucks has reversed its North American policy allowing people to sit in stores and use the loo without buying anything. Patrons in the US and Canada now must buy something or leave. Starbucks ...