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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Business
Lauren Aratani

Starbucks under pressure to keep restrooms open to public

Starbucks logo seen on a storefront
Starbucks’ CEO, Howard Schultz, threatened to shutter the store’s bathrooms for non-paying patrons Photograph: Michael Dwyer/AP

“Let the people go!” an activist group is telling Starbucks after the coffee chain’s boss threatened to close down its bathrooms.

The American Restroom Association is marking World Toilet Day on 19 November, an awareness-raising day started by the United Nations to celebrate toilets and advocate for proper sanitation systems, by calling on Starbucks to keep its restrooms open to the public.

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