Starbucks worker says baristas have a ‘panic button’ behind the counter, but it won’t be enough to quell angry customers after open-door policy reversal
Some baristas anticipate an increase in customer altercations due to a new policy requiring an item purchase to use the ...
Starbucks is instructing workers in de-escalation so they can peacefully reserve bathrooms for paying-customers only
A Starbucks employee said the chain held training on how to handle customers asking to use the restroom or sit in the store ...
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 closing several stores nationwide in 2025: See the full list
According to Newsweek, the coffee giant has already shuttered 10 locations in 2025 and plans to close at least two more ...
Starbucks corporate layoffs looming in March: CEO
Global coffeehouse chain Starbucks will cut corporate jobs as new CEO Brian Niccol continues to implement changes to bolster lagging sales and improve profitability.
Why new Starbucks restroom policy is getting mixed reactions
Starbucks opened the can when it said last week it was reversing a 7-year-old policy that invited anyone to hang out in its ...
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.
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An S.F. neighborhood is offering whatever it can to save a Starbucks
It may be a cautionary tale for the city’s plan to revitalize the economic fortunes of downtown by converting office buildings into housing.
Luckin Coffee beat Starbucks in China. It’s now taking its playbook overseas to markets like Malaysia
The chain is expected to copy its successful China playbook of promotions and steep discounts in Malaysia. To commemorate the ...
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 ...
Carlsbad-based Bitchin’ Sauce recently landed a dream account: Starbucks. Here’s how they did it.
Starbucks ordered the dip after Starr Edwards, the CEO and co-founder of Bitchin’ Sauce, and her team pitched executives in ...
Man accused of planting camera in Las Vegas Starbucks bathroom, patrons respond
Metro Police arrested a man they say planted a hidden camera inside a Starbucks bathroom.The incident happened just before ...