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Chung Yong-jin

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  • Jun 15

    Starbucks Korea closes all stores early for history training after 'Tank Day' furore evokes 1980 massacre

    Starbucks Korea will shut all its more than 2,000 outlets at 3 p.m. on June 22 for a company-wide history and social sensitivity training, the first such closure since the chain arrived in 1999. The move follows a public furore over a 'Tank Day' tumbler promotion that evoked the 1980 Gwangju massacre.

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