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 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 ...

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 ...