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Fortune
Sasha Rogelberg

Starbucks will now require workers to ditch their colorful shirts in favor of black tops and neutral pants

A barista with a black shirt and green apron fills up a cup with coffee. (Credit: Tommaso Boddi—Getty Images for Vox Media)
  • Coffee chain Starbucks will provide two branded black shirts to all its workers for free, in hopes of making their iconic green aprons stand out. It's also going to make the chairs comfier to persuade customers to stay longer. Starbucks' stock price has declined, however, on fears that it will be negatively affected by tariffs on imported coffee beans.

Starbucks is continuing its push to refresh its brand by introducing a streamlined dress code across its North American stores.

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