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Starbucks Korea Closes Stores for History Lesson
Starbucks Korea temporarily shut all its stores to provide employees with a mandatory history lesson following a controversial coffee promotion. The closures are expected to cost the company $1.4 million in sales.
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The Guardian
The closures, so employees can watch a recorded lecture, will cost the company an estimated 2.1bn won ($1.4m) in salesStarbucks Korea will simultaneously close all its stores for a mandatory history lesson, after a disastrous promotion that evoked memories of a pro-democracy massacre <a hr
2026-06-16 03:07 UTC