South Korea Starbucks stores close for history lesson after 'Tank Day' promo | ABC NEWS

Starbucks in South Korea will close all 2000 of its stores for half a day so staff can have a mandatory history and social sensitivity lesson. It comes after the company launched a 'Tank Day' reusable cup promotion on the anniversary of the Gwangju Uprising, which was a pro-democracy massacre in 1980. The promotion led to protests and calls for boycotts across the country.

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