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Politics

Starbucks Korea sacks CEO over controversial 'Tank Day' promotion

controversial 'Tank Day' promotion Starbucks Korea's chief executive has been sacked over a campaign perceived as referring to a bloody historical incident. Launched on Monday, the anniversary of the Gwangju Uprising crackdown, the "Tank

BBC NewsMay 19
Business

CEO of Starbucks in South Korea fired over controversial ad campaign

controversial ad campaign The chief executive of Starbucks in [South Korea](https://www.theguardian.com/world/south-korea) has been fired after the company ran a promotional event using slogans that evoked a massacre of pro-democracy protesters during

The Guardian WorldMay 18
Business

Starbucks’ Korean sales fall after backlash to ‘Tank Day’ ad campaign

Day” campaign launched on the anniversary of the May 18 Gwangju Uprising, when the military government deployed troops and tanks to suppress pro-democracy demonstrations. In a news conference on Tuesday, Shinsegae Group chairman Chung

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 26