Starbucks Korea to temporarily shut all stores for history lesson after bungled coffee promotion
Starbucks’ South Korean operation said it will close all of its stores nationwide early on 22 June for mandatory history and social sensitivity training. Photograph: Yonhap News Agency/ReutersView image in fullscreenStarbucks’ South Korean operation said it will close all of its stores nationwide early on 22 June for mandatory history and social sensitivity training. Over 10 violent days, paratroopers crushed pro-democracy protests against military strongman Chun Doo-hwan.
- ▪Starbucks’ South Korean operation said it will close all of its stores nationwide early on 22 June for mandatory history and social sensitivity training.
- ▪Photograph: Yonhap News Agency/ReutersView image in fullscreenStarbucks’ South Korean operation said it will close all of its stores nationwide early on 22 June for mandatory history and social sensitivity training.
- ▪Over 10 violent days, paratroopers crushed pro-democracy protests against military strongman Chun Doo-hwan.
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Starbucks’ South Korean operation said it will close all of its stores nationwide early on 22 June for mandatory history and social sensitivity training. Photograph: Yonhap News Agency/ReutersView image in fullscreenStarbucks’ South Korean operation said it will close all of its stores nationwide early on 22 June for mandatory history and social sensitivity training. Photograph: Yonhap News Agency/ReutersSouth KoreaStarbucks Korea to temporarily shut all stores for history lesson after bungled coffee promotionThe closures, so employees can watch a recorded lecture, will cost the company an estimated 2.1bn won ($1.4m) in salesRaphael Rashid in SeoulMon 15 Jun 2026 23.07 EDTLast modified on Mon 15 Jun 2026 23.08 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleStarbucks Korea will simultaneously close…
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