Starbucks Korea raided by police after ‘Tank Day’ campaign sparks public outrage
Protesters call for a boycott of Starbucks Korea outside the company’s headquarters in Seoul. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenProtesters call for a boycott of Starbucks Korea outside the company’s headquarters in Seoul. Authorities had falsely used the phrase to conceal the fact that Park had died by torture during an interrogation.The backlash over the coffee chain’s marketing campaign prompted Shinsegae Group, which owns a 67.5% stake in Starbucks Korea, to cancel the promotion within hours and dismiss the company’s chief executive.
- ▪Protesters call for a boycott of Starbucks Korea outside the company’s headquarters in Seoul.
- ▪Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenProtesters call for a boycott of Starbucks Korea outside the company’s headquarters in Seoul.
- ▪Authorities had falsely used the phrase to conceal the fact that Park had died by torture during an interrogation.The backlash over the coffee chain’s marketing campaign prompted Shinsegae Group, which owns a 67.5% stake in Starbucks Korea,
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- ▪ Police raid Starbucks Korea headquarters over 'Tank Day' fiasco — BBC News — World
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Protesters call for a boycott of Starbucks Korea outside the company’s headquarters in Seoul. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenProtesters call for a boycott of Starbucks Korea outside the company’s headquarters in Seoul. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty ImagesSouth KoreaStarbucks Korea raided by police after ‘Tank Day’ campaign sparks public outrageCoffee chain has faced backlash over marketing promotion tied to anniversary of Gwangju massacreAssociated Press in SeoulThu 6 Aug 2026 03.45 EDTLast modified on Thu 6 Aug 2026 03.58 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleSouth Korean police have raided the headquarters of Starbucks Korea as part of an investigation into a marketing campaign accused of trivialising the country’s 1980s pro-democracy movement.Investigators…
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