Starbucks updated thier Coffeehouse Code of Conduct across North American locations. The biggest change? No more Open Door ...

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

New CEO Brian Niccol has said since joining the coffee chain in September that he wants Starbucks to refocus on its in-store ...

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

Starbucks is reversing its open-door policy after almost seven years, now requiring that people make a purchase if they want ...

The new code of conduct also bans discrimination or harassment, consumption of alcohol, smoking, drug use, and panhandling in ...

Starbucks' new purchase-required policy reverses the open door rule put in place after a store called police on Black men ...

Its "open door policy" is now being altered, ostensibly to "deter homeless people and non-paying customers who have come to ...

Starbucks is rolling back its open-door policy in 2025, which means you will have to make a purchase to hang out in its ...

According to Starbucks' new code of conduct, nonpaying customers will no longer be able to use the coffee shop's restrooms.

Still, the change is controversial. Starbucks isn’t just facing pressure over its results–it’s facing pressure over its culture. This change goes directly to that culture. Anytime you make a change ...

After more than two decades in Park Slope, the Starbucks cafe at 166 7th Ave. will brew its last Venti Cappuccino on Jan. 31.