What happens when your neighborhood coffee shop tightens its doors? Starbucks, long synonymous with the idea of a “third place” between home and work, has reversed its open-door policy.

Starbucks' open door policy is getting thrown out the window among changes for the company. The coffee chain announced on Monday it would reverse its seven-year-long open door policy in company ...

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 ...