Starbucks Korea Closes All Stores After Marketing Campaign Upsets Customers

Starbucks Korea is closing every location on June 22 for employee training after a marketing campaign angered the public. The campaign included a reference to a 1980 government crackdown that killed hundreds of people protesting for democracy—a painful moment Koreans still disagree about today. The backlash cost the company significant sales. Both Starbucks Korea and its parent company's leader apologized.