Starbucks to stop selling newspapers, citing 'shrinkage'

If you're going to Starbucks to have some coffee and read the newspaper, BYON: Bring your own newspaper.

On Friday, the Seattle-based coffee chain said it's going to stop selling The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and USA Today at its 8,600+ coffeeshops around the U.S.

Why?

Starbucks says too many people read the paper without paying for a copy.

Attn ⁦@dunkindonuts⁩: Carpe diem https://t.co/V4y1Kt0OAd

— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) July 11, 2019

Beginning Sept. 1, the Seattle-based coffee giant will no longer sell The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal or USA Today at its more than 8,600 shops nationwide. The Co. says too many people read w/o paying, a metaphor for the news industry. https://t.co/9ORejN48EA

— Tim Morris (@tmorris504) July 12, 2019

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