Starbucks stores may go drive-thru only or limit seating Some Starbucks stores in the U.S. and Canada may become drive-thru only while others could limit the number of people allowed insideA sign posted at a Starbucks store in Tacoma, Wash., Thursday, March 5, 2020, tells customers that the coffee company is temporarily stopping accepting reusable cups, as part of efforts to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) The Associated PressSome Starbucks stores in the U.S. and Canada may become drive-thru only while others could limit the number of people allowed inside, the company said, one day after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of coronavirus a pandemic. The Seattle roaster has approximately 15,000 U.S. stores and 1,600 Canadian stores. Starbucks has already increased the pace of sanitizing stores and put into place a temporary ban on use of personal cups or in-store mugs and glassware. National chains like Starbucks Corp. that serve customers face-to-face are bearing the brunt of some of the fallout from the virus.

Source: ABC News March 12, 2020 15:11 UTC