Starbucks is getting back to basics — but trains baristas in de-escalation to manage new tensions
A couple of years ago, I found myself unwittingly stepping into one of their “pickup-only” locations — a slightly dystopian ...
Starbucks brings back some policies taken away during COVID, including free refills
Several policies are returning to Starbucks' locations in United States and Canada, including free refills, as well as milk and sugar stations.
Starbucks defaulting to mugs for ‘at here' orders, free refills in stores returning this week
All company-owned Starbucks locations will default to ceramic mugs for customers consuming beverages in stores, and will also ...
Hanging out at Starbucks will cost you as company reverses its open-door policy
Lea Rukavina regularly visits a Starbucks in Wicker Park and says she always buys something. “I don’t want to come in here ...
Chicago business owner Mellody Hobson to step down as lead independent director at Starbucks
Chicago businesswoman Mellody Hobson will step down from her position as lead independent director of Starbucks’ board of ...
The National Observer: Bank exec says office fundamentals 'remain weak'
Starbucks layoffs, JetBlue expansion, and assessments of both data centers and the office sector: All that and more in The ...
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Starbucks' policy change flushes out a debate over public restroom access
Starbucks ended a 7-year-old policy that invited anyone to hang out in its stores or use its restrooms, regardless of whether ...
Starbucks reverses policy on non-paying customers using bathrooms
Starbucks has a new code of conduct as part of its plan to make stores more welcoming and win back consumers, the company ...
Mellody Hobson to leave Starbucks board after 20-year tenure
Her decision wasn’t related to “any disagreement with the company on any matter relating to its operations, policies, or ...
Who is Mellody Hobson, the Starbucks director who resigned after 20 years at the company
Mellody Hobson’s resignation as lead independent director of the Starbucks Corporation Board marks the end of an era for the ...
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folding in his own shop to brings Starbucks’ total store count to 17, with locations as far away as Vancouver and Chicago. As Starbucks began aggressively expanding across the United States ...
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Starbucks’ policy change flushes out a debate over public restroom access
Starbucks’ decision to restrict its restrooms ... but only if they were built after 1984. In Chicago, restaurants don’t need to have restrooms for customers unless they serve liquor.