Starbucks this month is initiating a change in its code of conduct in an attempt to improve the experience and safety of its customers and staff by no longer allowing the general public to use the premises and bathrooms unless they’ve made a purchase, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
This reverses a policy started in 2018 by which the store permitted access to its bathrooms and facilities regardless if one bought anything.
The new policy also includes adding signs banning harassment, violence, threatening language, outside alcohol, smoking, and panhandling in its stores, according to employee notices viewed by the Journal.
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