Studio City Starbucks removes seating due to ‘safety concerns’
LA TimesA Starbucks in Studio City is removing all of its customer seating, citing “safety concerns” for customers and employees. A Starbucks in Studio City will serve only to-go orders after management removed its guest seating last month out of “safety concerns” for customers and employees. The move comes nearly a year after the popular coffee chain closed six stores in the Los Angeles area due to “challenging incidents that make it unsafe to continue to operate.” A sign posted at the entrance of the Studio City store said “due to safety concerns for our customers and partners, we have removed seating temporarily at this location,” according to KTTV-TV News. In a statement, the Seattle-based coffee giant said it prides itself on “creating a safe, warm, and welcoming Third Place environment,” meaning a place that is separate from a person’s work and home.
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