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South Korea's Starbucks to shut for staff history lesson after backlash

The chain was criticised for a "Tank Day" marketing ploy on the anniversary of a military massacre. Grouped from 2 articles across 2 sources.

2 reports2 sourcesJun 15, 2026, 12:37 PM
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BBC NewsJun 15, 2026, 12:37 PM

South Korea's Starbucks to shut for staff history lesson after backlash

The chain was criticised for a "Tank Day" marketing ploy on the anniversary of a military massacre.

Al JazeeraJun 15, 2026, 7:00 AM

Starbucks Korea to shut stores for history training after ‘Tank Day’ furore

Coffee chain to hold 'historical awareness' training after backlash to ad campaign that evoked 1980 military crackdown.

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