Starbucks To Shut 2,000 South Korea Stores For Half A Day After Promo Row

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Shinsegae Group announced an unscheduled closure of its 2,000-plus Starbucks stores in South Korea on June 22 to conduct mandatory employee history training. The company made this decision in response to widespread public and political backlash against a recent promotional campaign that many found disrespectful toward the 1980 Gwangju Uprising, with President Lee Jae Myung and other politicians voicing criticism.