Starbucks Prepared to Shutter Stores as U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Rises, Crypto Coins News
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Starbucks has banned the use of reusable cups to help slow the spread of coronavirus.
The coffee chain is also planning to close outlets if affected by an infection.
Its moves are a forewarning of how American retail could be severely impacted by coronavirus.
Coronavirus has spooked Starbucks.
The coffee giant has announced that it’s no longer accepting customers’ reusable cups. Intended to reduce the likelihood of the coronavirus spreading via its stores, this move comes as one of several precautionary measures announced Wednesday .
If the inability to use your own cup weren’t already bad enough, Starbucks is also preparing to shut outlets in cases of infection. If nothing else, this is an indication of just how serious the coronavirus situation now is in the United States.
The virus has now impacted at least (states ., causing 19 confirmed deaths . So Starbucks probably won’t be the only American retail outlet to consider shuttering its doors.
Starbucks: No Reusable Cups, Possible Closures
Predictably, Starbucks’ customers aren’t too happy about the coffee chain’s decision to stop serving beverages in reusable cups.
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