Starbucks has banned the use of desktop computers, printers and multiplugs in all of its South Korean stores after customers turned cafes into home offices.

The coffee giant also restricted the use of large partitions, which were being used to set up cubicle spaces.

Customers are still allowed to bring laptops, tablets and smartphones, but not “bulky items” that “impact the shared space”, according to notices placed in branches.

The move, which was first reported by The Korea Herald , is aimed at a group of people known as “cagongjok”, which roughly translates to “a tribe of people who study at cafes”.

Cafe owners in the country have complained that cagongjok are impacting the profitability of their stores by taking up space, freeloading electricity, and sitting for hours after on

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