A person walks in front of a Starbucks store in Seoul on June 1. [NEWS1]
Payments at Starbucks Korea plunged over 10 billion won ($6.5 million) in the month of May, following a controversial promotion event criticized for evoking painful memories of the 1980 pro-democracy uprising, industry data showed Thursday.
Operated by Emart, a subsidiary of Shinsegae, Starbucks Korea launched an online "Tank Day" promotion on the anniversary of the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement in the southwestern city of Gwangju. The event was suspended within hours after drawing widespread public criticism.
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Starbucks Korea's estimated payment volume for May totaled 121.2 billion won, down by some 10 percent, or 13.1 billion won, from 134.3 billion won a month earlier, according to MobileIndex, a data platform operated by industry tracker IGAWorks.
