Starbucks spaces are for use by our partners and customers – this includes our cafes, patios and restrooms,” the company said. The code of conduct will be displayed inside

Starbucks is ending its open-door policy, and will start requiring people to be paying customers to hang out in stores and use restrooms.

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 announced a new code of conduct for its North American stores that reverses a 2018 policy that allowed nonpaying customers to use its facilities.

The new guideline is a reversal of a 2018 open-door policy that was implemented after two Black men, who had not ordered anything, were arrested at a Philadelphia store.

Starbucks reverses its open-door policy requiring purchases for restroom access and seating after nearly seven years of inclusivity.

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 said on Monday that a new code of conduct – which will be posted in all company-owned North American stores – will also ban discrimination or harassment,

Starbucks is changing its policy so that people who use the store to go to the bathroom or hang out must purchase something. It marks a change from its open-door policy in place since 2018. That original change came after two Black men were arrested in a Philadelphia location where they planned to have a business meeting but didn't purchase anything.

Starbucks Corp. reversed a policy allowing anyone, even those who hadn’t purchased anything, to use its cafes, patios and restrooms. The company issued a new code of conduct as part of its plan to make stores more welcoming and win back consumers,

Starbucks has announced a change to its open-door policy, requiring customers to make a purchase in order to stay in its stores; here's what netizens are saying