He said it's due to a growing mental health problem that makes store management challenging. Starbucks instituted a policy in 2018 that allows anyone, even non-customers, to use its bathrooms.

A trademark of sleek, modern, and minimalist bathrooms, it's no secret that open, doorless showers are going to be the next big design trend. Open showers have no ...

An independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit that advocates for accessible, sanitary public restrooms urged Starbucks on World Toilet Day last week to keep its bathrooms open for everyone, including ...

Starbucks recently announced a new code of conduct policy requiring customers to purchase an item in their stores to use the bathroom, ending its previous open door policy for restrooms. What Is ...

When you've gotta go, you've gotta go, but now Starbucks' CEO is saying no to their open-bathroom policy and some people are see a public health crisis brewing. Paul O. Mims is one of New York City's ...

Starbucks is considering an end to the “open bathroom” policy at its stores due to mounting concerns about public safety, CEO Howard Schultz said. Schultz said Starbucks was exploring whether to alter ...

The popular coffee chain Starbucks is putting the kibosh on its open-door policy and will now only welcome paying customers to hang out and utilize the restrooms at its stores. In a letter directed to ...

Some parents consider the bathroom to be their privacy oasis — the one place they can still get a moment of alone time away from their little ones. However, that’s not the case for Mila Kunis and ...

Speaking at The Times’s DealBook D.C. policy forum, Howard Schultz said safety concerns have prompted Starbucks to reconsider its 2018 policy on customer use of restrooms. By Stephen Gandel ...

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