Starbucks stores all across Canada will look a little different as the coffee chain removes seating and closes some stores amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a statement posted Sunday, Starbucks Canada president Lori Digulla said they would close all company-operated mall and university-based stores. The coffee shop chain will also temporarily remove the seating from its stores and B次元官网网址渕odifyB次元官网网址� its condiment bar, allowing staff to wear gloves and changing how mobile orders are handled.
Drive-thrus and regular ordering will remain the same, Digulla said. Other changes, to be rolled out at a store-by-store basis include reducing hours or temporarily closing some stores.
Digulla said the changes will begin on Sunday and all stores will be converted to the B次元官网网址渢o-goB次元官网网址� model by Wednesday.
The new system, Digulla said, was brought in as a result of recommendations to socially distance by both federal and provincial health officials. Canada had at least 313 COVID-19 cases as of Sunday.
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Starbucks staff who cannot work because they or someone theyB次元官网网址檝e been in contact with has COVID-19 will receive Catastrophe Pay, the statement noted.
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