Starbucks Korea Bans Customers From Bringing Desktops, Printers
Starbucks South Korea aims to improve shared space by banning large office items amid rising work-from-café trend called 'cagongjok', affecting seating availability for customers.
- Starbucks South Korea has banned customers from bringing desktops, printers, desk partitions, and multi-outlet power strips into its cafes as of 2025.
- The policy aims to address the trend called cagongjok, where patrons spend extended hours working or studying in cafes using bulky office equipment.
- Starbucks posted notices in all South Korean stores explaining the ban and encouraging customers to avoid taking excessive space while laptops and smaller devices remain welcome.
- South Korea has over 2,000 Starbucks outlets, making it the company's third-largest market, amid declining global sales reported in the July 29, 2025 earnings release.
- This move may reflect changing customer expectations and the company’s effort to balance creating a comfortable store environment with accommodating the work-from-cafe trend.
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Starbucks South Korea has urged customers not to bring heavy work equipment to its stores.Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImageStarbucks South Korea is telling customers to leave their large office supplies at home.The chain urged patrons not to bring desktops, printers, and desk partitions into its stores.The country is known for its strong café culture, and a trend of people working from coffee outlets.Starbucks South Korea ha…
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