South Korea’s Starbucks to close for staff history lesson after ‘Tank Day’ reusable cup campaign

Starbucks in South Korea will close its storefronts for a half-day next week so employees can attend a history lesson as the coffee chain faces widespread criticism over a “Tank Day” promotion.

The campaign advertising Starbucks’s new “Tank” coffee thermos for bigger coffees was launched on the 46-year anniversary of the Gwangju Uprising, a series […] ...