Starbucks proves it was never really a ‘third place’
Starbucks surprised many with its new code of conduct for customers. Turns out it was a luxury brand all along.
Starbucks reverses its open-door policy, requiring people to make a purchase if they want to stay
Starbucks is reversing its open-door policy after almost seven years, now requiring that people make a purchase if they want ...
Starbucks China Chair to Retire Amid Weak Demand, Competition
Starbucks Corp.’s China chair Belinda Wong will retire Jan. 24, leaving the task of reviving the American coffee chain’s ...
Starbucks baristas want a say in its new code of conduct and controversial rollback of its ‘open-door’ policy
Enforcement of in-store policies often falls to front-line workers. The union that advocates for their interests wants them ...
Starbucks is bringing back a huge conference for its store managers as new CEO Brian Niccol stamps his mark
New CEO Brian Niccol has said since joining the coffee chain in September that he wants Starbucks to refocus on its in-store ...
With Starbucks’ New Code Of Conduct, Is Their DEI Program In Jeopardy?
Starbucks updated thier Coffeehouse Code of Conduct across North American locations. The biggest change? No more Open Door ...
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 ...
Buy or leave, Starbucks tells nonpaying customers in policy reversal
Starbucks announced a new code of conduct for its North American stores that reverses a 2018 policy that allowed nonpaying ...
Starbucks’ ‘Open-Door Policy’ Reversal, Explained—Why It Matters
Starbucks, long synonymous with the idea of a "third place" between home and work, has reversed its open-door policy.
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 ...